| 单词 | speech is silver, silence is golden |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspeech is silver, silence is golden P10. Proverb. silence is golden: it is often wise to say nothing. Also more fully as speech is silver, silence is golden. [Ultimately after Arabic law kāna al-kalām min fiḍḍa, la-kāna al-sukūt min ḏahab (and variants) ‘if speech were made of silver, then silence would be of gold’ (9th cent. or earlier). Compare German Sprechen ist Silber, Schweigen Gold (late 18th cent. or earlier; also (and now more usually) Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold), which ultimately reflects the same Arabic proverb.] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > taciturnity [phrase] > silence is golden silence is golden1832 1832 Fraser's Mag. May 390/1 Out of Silence comes thy strength. ‘Speech is silvern, Silence is golden; Speech is human, Silence is divine.’ 1935 M. V. Hughes Vivians vii. 138 ‘Did you tell him about that?’ ‘No, and I'm wondering whether I ought to?’ ‘I shouldn't if I were you. Silence is golden.’ 1980 J. McNeil Spy Game xxv. 239 ‘I'll tell you the rest..on the way back.’ He sealed her lips with a finger. ‘Meanwhile, silence is golden.’ 2009 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 30 June A passing fancy might catch your eye, but don't admit anything and upset an existing relationship. Remember: Silence is golden. < as lemmas |
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