| 单词 | famous last words |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfamous last words c. famous last words (cf. word n. and int. Phrases 3c(a)): a remark or prediction likely to be proved wrong by events. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > concluding word or act > words likely to be proved wrong famous last words1948 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 67 Famous last words, a catch-phrase rejoinder to such fatuous statements as ‘Flak's [sc. Anti-aircraft fire is] not really dangerous’. 1948 Shell Aviation News CXVII. 9/1 Leopoldville is easy to find because you cannot miss the Congo River. (Famous last words!) a1961 J. Cannan All is Discovered (1962) iv. 89 ‘Why... It's nothing.’ ‘Famous last words.’ < as lemmas |
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