单词 | all that glitters is not gold |
释义 | > as lemmasall that glitters (also glistens, shines, etc.) is not gold a. all that glitters (also glistens, shines, etc.) is not gold and variants: the attractive outward appearance of something is not a reliable indication of its true nature; things are not always as good, admirable, or valuable as they appear to be.In later use often associated with Shakespeare (see quot. 1600). ΚΠ c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) l. 97 Nis hit nower neh gold al þet ter schineð. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 962 But euery thyng which þat seineth [c1415 Corpus Oxf. semeþ, c1415 Lansd. schyneþ] as the gold Nis nat gold, as þat I haue herd told. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame (Fairf. 16) (1878) l. 272 Hyt is not al golde that glareth. 1537 tr. Original & Sprynge All Sectes To Rdr. sig. ✠iiv For all is not golde that shyneth, nether are they all of Christes couent, that weare brode crownes, wide coules, and syde coates. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. vii. 65 All that glisters is not gold, Often have you heard that told. 1784 S. Johnson Let. 2 Oct. (1994) IV. 413 All is not gold that glitters, as we have been often told. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 66 I wished to put you on your guard. It is an old saying that ‘all is not gold that glitters’. 1912 Internat. Bookbinder Dec. 713/2 Our officers..do not believe that everything should be taken for granted, they..have as their guiding star the old..adage that ‘all that glistens is not gold’. 2014 W. R. Lavell Casino 39 These [casino] promotions portray an easy life of..glamour yet purposely leave out the hard facts hiding behind the neon lights that..All That Glitters Is Not Gold. < as lemmas |
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