Cry over spilt milk
Slang Term
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★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: To waste time being upset about something that cannot be undone
为无法挽回的事情烦恼是浪费时间
Perder el tiempo lamentándose por algo que no se puede deshacer
覆水盆に返らず、取り返しのつかないことを嘆く
이미 엎질러진 물을 두고 후회하다, 되돌릴 수 없는 일에 시간을 낭비하다
To regret or lament something that has already happened and cannot be changed. Usually used in the negative: 'there's no use crying over spilt milk.'
为已经发生且无法改变的事情感到后悔或惋惜。通常以否定形式使用:'覆水难收,何必伤神'。
Lamentar o deplorar algo que ya ha ocurrido y no se puede cambiar. Se usa normalmente en forma negativa: 'no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada'.
すでに起こって変えられないことを後悔したり嘆いたりすること。通常は否定形で使われる:「こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方がない」。
이미 일어나서 되돌릴 수 없는 일을 후회하거나 한탄하는 것. 보통 부정형으로 사용된다: '엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없다.'
例句
- What's done is done—no use crying over spilt milk. 事已至此——再后悔也没用Lo hecho, hecho está: no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada済んだことは済んだこと——こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方ない이미 지난 일이야—엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없어.
- Stop crying over spilt milk and focus on the future. 别再为过去的事伤心了,专注于未来吧Deja de lamentarte por lo que ya pasó y céntrate en el futuro過ぎたことをくよくよするのはやめて、未来に集中しよう지난 일에 연연하지 말고 미래에 집중해.
- There's no point crying over spilt milk. 为已经发生的事烦恼毫无意义No tiene sentido lamentarse por lo que ya pasóこぼれたミルクを嘆いても意味がない엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 아무 소용없다.
发音
/kraɪ ˈəʊvə spɪlt mɪlk/
用法指南
语境: regret, acceptance, moving on
语气: philosophical, consoling
✓ 正确说法
- No use crying over spilt milk覆水难收A lo hecho, pecho覆水盆に返らず엎질러진 물이야
- Don't cry over spilt milk别为泼出去的牛奶哭泣No llores sobre la leche derramadaこぼれたミルクを嘆くな지난 일에 연연하지 마
✗ 错误说法
- Usually in negative form通常以否定形式使用Se usa normalmente en forma negativa通常は否定形で使われる보통 부정형으로 사용됨
常见错误
- British: 'spilt.' American: 'spilled.'
起源与历史
A very old proverb appearing in print from the 17th century. Milk, once spilled, cannot be recovered—so crying about it is pointless. A practical lesson in accepting what cannot be changed.
词源: From practical wisdom about irreversibility
最早记录: 17th century
文化背景
Era: 17th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Very common proverb
Regional notes: British: 'spilt.' American: 'spilled.'
变体
Cry over spilt milkNo use crying over spilt milkCrying over spilled milk
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