英语词汇“nothing ventured, nothing gained”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. In proverbs and proverbial expressions. Esp. in nothing ventured, nothing gained and variants (frequently formerly nothing venture, nothing have): you cannot expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks. [Compare Middle French Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva (Froissart, late 14th cent.).]

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a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 808 He which that nothing undertaketh, Nothyng n'acheveth, be hym looth or deere.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxiii. 722 Sir..he that nothyng aduentureth nothynge getteth.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xii. sig. F Where as nothyng is, the kyng must lose his ryght.

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.iii^v Where nothyng is, a lyttle thyng doth ease. Where althyng is, nothyng can fully please.

1559 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) at Fortis Fortune foretherethe bolde aduenturers, nothyng venture, nothyng haue.

1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 20^v This Prouerbe,..that nothing who practiseth, nothing shall haue.

1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. C2^v With that the young man replyed: oh sir, nothing venter nothing haue.

1614 Cocks in Cal. Colonial Papers, E. Indies 342 As the saying is, nothing seek nothing find.

1668 C. Sedley Mulberry-garden iii. ii Who ever caught any thing with a naked hook? Nothing venture, nothing win.

a1704 T. Brown To Author in Duke of Buckingham Wks. (1705) II. ii. 97 Thou know'st the Proverb: Nothing due for naught.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 166 I am, however, generally for trying, ‘Nothing venture, nothing have’.

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) iii. 90 Nothing venture, nothing have.

1869 E. Marshall Two Margarets iii. 48 ‘Nothing venture nothing get,’ was the end of her meditation.

1885 Cent. Mag. 29 186/2 ‘Nothing venture, nothing have,’ Betty replied saucily.

1915 C. P. Gilman in Forerunner Feb. 41/1 ‘Nothing venture, nothing have,’ I suggested, but Terry preferred ‘Faint heart ne'er won fair lady’.

1930 H. Crane Let. 13 July (1965) 353 But ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’—and I can't help thinking that my mistake may warn others.

1957 R. Downing All change Here (2000) xviii. 154 ‘Jonah, aren't you taking a hell of a risk?’ ‘Of course. We all are. But then “nothing venture nothing have”.’

1995 Independent 31 Mar. 28/4 Nothing ventured, nothing gained, is my motto.

单词	nothing ventured, nothing gained
释义	> as lemmas nothing ventured, nothing gained P4. In proverbs and proverbial expressions. Esp. in nothing ventured, nothing gained and variants (frequently formerly nothing venture, nothing have): you cannot expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks. [Compare Middle French Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva (Froissart, late 14th cent.).] ΚΠ a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 808 He which that nothing undertaketh, Nothyng n'acheveth, be hym looth or deere. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxiii. 722 Sir..he that nothyng aduentureth nothynge getteth. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xii. sig. F Where as nothyng is, the kyng must lose his ryght. 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.iii^v Where nothyng is, a lyttle thyng doth ease. Where althyng is, nothyng can fully please. 1559 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) at Fortis Fortune foretherethe bolde aduenturers, nothyng venture, nothyng haue. 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 20^v This Prouerbe,..that nothing who practiseth, nothing shall haue. 1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. C2^v With that the young man replyed: oh sir, nothing venter nothing haue. 1614 Cocks in Cal. Colonial Papers, E. Indies 342 As the saying is, nothing seek nothing find. 1668 C. Sedley Mulberry-garden iii. ii Who ever caught any thing with a naked hook? Nothing venture, nothing win. a1704 T. Brown To Author in Duke of Buckingham Wks. (1705) II. ii. 97 Thou know'st the Proverb: Nothing due for naught. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 166 I am, however, generally for trying, ‘Nothing venture, nothing have’. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) iii. 90 Nothing venture, nothing have. 1869 E. Marshall Two Margarets iii. 48 ‘Nothing venture nothing get,’ was the end of her meditation. 1885 Cent. Mag. 29 186/2 ‘Nothing venture, nothing have,’ Betty replied saucily. 1915 C. P. Gilman in Forerunner Feb. 41/1 ‘Nothing venture, nothing have,’ I suggested, but Terry preferred ‘Faint heart ne'er won fair lady’. 1930 H. Crane Let. 13 July (1965) 353 But ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’—and I can't help thinking that my mistake may warn others. 1957 R. Downing All change Here (2000) xviii. 154 ‘Jonah, aren't you taking a hell of a risk?’ ‘Of course. We all are. But then “nothing venture nothing have”.’ 1995 Independent 31 Mar. 28/4 Nothing ventured, nothing gained, is my motto. extracted from nothingpron.n.adv.int. < as lemmas
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