it is a poor workman who blames his tools

埋怨工具不好的人是差勁的工人
口語·批評推卸責(zé)任
英文釋義 An incompetent person will often make excuses or shift blame onto their tools or equipment rather than admitting their own lack of skill.
例句
He said his brush was bad, but it's a poor workman who blames his tools.
典故來源 源自中世紀工匠諺語,強調(diào)技能不足者常歸咎于工具,而非自身能力。

?? 習(xí)語詞匯解析

習(xí)語中的關(guān)鍵英語詞匯

workman ['w?km?n]
n. 工人;技工,工匠;
poor [p?r]
adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的;令人憐憫的,可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 貧困者,窮人;
tools
n. 工具, 工具菜單;工具箱(tool的復(fù)數(shù)形式)
blames
v. 指責(zé), 責(zé)怪, 歸咎于( blame的第三人稱單數(shù) )

?? 同首字母習(xí)語

in name only
光說不做;名義上的但實際上沒有實質(zhì)性內(nèi)容
its a long story
這是一個復(fù)雜的故事
in the swim
置身于社交或潮流中
i could murder something
非常渴望某物,通常指食物或飲料
in the sticks
在偏遠的地方;在鄉(xiāng)下
in a sense that
在一定程度上
in the long term
從長遠來看;長期來說
it is written all over your face
這清楚地寫在你的臉上
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