单词 | more of the same |
释义 | > as lemmasmore of the same h. more of the same: the continuance of the status quo; repetition or reproduction of what has become the established pattern of events, etc.; ‘the same old thing’, ‘the same old story’. ΚΠ 1971 I. D. Illich Deschooling Society vi. 75 A political program which does not explicitly recognize the need for deschooling is not revolutionary; it is demagoguery calling for more of the same. 1990 N.Y. Mag. Nov. 20/3 No doubt, the 1992 Democratic National Convention..will be more of the same. 1995 Daily Tel. 1 Aug. 3/1 Temperatures soared into the nineties again,..with weathermen promising more of the same for the rest of the week. 1996 W. Hutton State we're In (rev. ed.) Pref. p. xii More of the same promises nothing but more of the same, with..a delegitimation of our political system. 2000 N.Y. Times 31 Dec. ii. 6/1 Definitely not more of the same, this troupe of Wonder Women tells us something is stirring, even exploding, in Japanese contemporary dance. < as lemmas |
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