age before beauty
年歲比美貌更重要，所以應該給比自己老的人先去做
口語·幽默地表示禮讓長輩
英文釋義
to show respect for elders or allow them to go ahead in a certain situation, often with a touch of humor
例句
After holding the door, he joked, 'Age before beauty,' letting the older woman enter first.
典故來源
源自19世紀幽默說法，以自嘲或調(diào)侃方式表達對年長者的尊重，常帶輕松語氣。