英语词汇“fingers were made before forks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. Proverb. fingers were made before forks and variants: used to excuse eating with one’s hands, especially when at the table.In quots. 1569 and 1653 showing similar proverbial use of hand.

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1569 Prises drawen in Lottery from XVI to XXVI February As God made handes before knives, so God sende a good lot for the Cutlers wives.

1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd v. 138 Carmelin was help'd by his Master with the wing of a cold Turkey, which he fell presently on with his fingers, knowing that hands were made before knives.]

1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. ii. 61 Here, Miss, they say, Fingers were made before Forks, and Hands before Knives.

1876 A. B. R. Myers Life with Hamran Arabs xix. 339 Our late habits of life made it easy for us..to practically accept the doctrine that fingers were made before knives and forks by diving into the several plates of mutton, beef, and poultry.

1946 F. Clune Song India x. 129 God made fingers before forks, so they dipped the digits of their right hands into the dishes.

1970 Chicago Tribune 8 Feb. vi. 14 Fingers were made before forks, so only a knife was set before us on the table.

2002 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 17 Sept. 30 I once got told off for picking up some food with my hands. ‘Fingers were made before forks,’ I cheeked back.

单词	fingers were made before forks
释义	> as lemmas fingers were made before forks e. Proverb. fingers were made before forks and variants: used to excuse eating with one’s hands, especially when at the table.In quots. 1569 and 1653 showing similar proverbial use of hand. ΚΠ 1569 Prises drawen in Lottery from XVI to XXVI February As God made handes before knives, so God sende a good lot for the Cutlers wives. 1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd v. 138 Carmelin was help'd by his Master with the wing of a cold Turkey, which he fell presently on with his fingers, knowing that hands were made before knives.] 1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. ii. 61 Here, Miss, they say, Fingers were made before Forks, and Hands before Knives. 1876 A. B. R. Myers Life with Hamran Arabs xix. 339 Our late habits of life made it easy for us..to practically accept the doctrine that fingers were made before knives and forks by diving into the several plates of mutton, beef, and poultry. 1946 F. Clune Song India x. 129 God made fingers before forks, so they dipped the digits of their right hands into the dishes. 1970 Chicago Tribune 8 Feb. vi. 14 Fingers were made before forks, so only a knife was set before us on the table. 2002 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 17 Sept. 30 I once got told off for picking up some food with my hands. ‘Fingers were made before forks,’ I cheeked back. extracted from fingern. < as lemmas
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