| 单词 | it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasit is better to travel hopefully than to arrive b. it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive and variants: used to express the view that the process of doing something is more important than the result, or that the optimistic anticipation of something is more rewarding or enjoyable than that which is anticipated. ΚΠ 1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque 190 To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. 1918 D. H. Lawrence in Eng. Rev. Jan. 29 Love is strictly a travelling. ‘It is better to travel than to arrive,’ somebody has said. 1991 A. Carter Wise Children (1992) ii. 54 To travel hopefully is better than to arrive, as Uncle Perry used to say. I always preferred foreplay, too. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Dec. (Weekend section) 7 They say that it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. For some, the lengthy journey towards Christmas is even more fun than the event itself. < as lemmas |
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