| 单词 | red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred sky at night, shepherd's (also sailor's) delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's (also sailor's) warning P7. In proverbial expressions referring to the belief that a red sky in the evening promises good weather for the following day, whereas at dawn it suggests that the day ahead will be unsettled, esp. as red sky at night, shepherd's (also sailor's) delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's (also sailor's) warning. [The belief is reflected in the Bible, Matthew 16:2, which the proverb is probably ultimately based on. Compare: a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Matt. xvi. 2 Whanne the euentid is comun, ȝe seien, ‘It schal be clere, for heuene is rodi’; and the morewtid, ‘To dai tempest, for heuene schyneth heueli’. 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. xvi. 2 When it is euening, yee say, It will bee faire weather: for the skie is red. And in the morning, It will be foule weather to day: for the skie is red and lowring. ΚΠ 1893 R. Inwards Weather Lore 53 Sky red in the morning Is a sailor's sure warning, Sky red at night is the sailor's delight. 1920 Punch 14 July 36 Red sky at night, shepherd's delight... Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. 1970 P. West I'm Expecting to Live Quite Soon 196 What's weather to do with it? Red sky at morning, shepherd's warning. Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. 1991 V. Bugliosi Sea will Tell v. 58 In the stillness, Buck said, ‘Red sky at night, sailor's delight.’ Jennifer knew the rest. ‘Red sky in the morning, sailor's warning.’ The famous old saw was suddenly a special shared moment. 2001 M. Bragg Son of War xxii. 226 ‘Red sky at night: shepherd's delight’. I thought you'd have noticed it. < as lemmas |
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