| 单词 | the apple never falls far from the tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe apple never falls far from the tree P4. the apple never falls far from the tree and variants: a person inevitably shares traits with or resembles his or her parents or family.In quot. 1839 with reference to return to the family home. 1830 B. Thorpe tr. R. K. Rask Gram. Anglo-Saxon Tongue Pref. p. xxvii Traces still exist in the daily language of the Icelanders, for instance in the proverb, eplit fellr ekki lánt frá eikinni the apple falls not far from the tree (the oak!). ΚΠ 1839 R. W. Emerson Let. 22 Dec. (1939) II. 243 As men say the apple never falls far from the stem, I shall hope that another year will draw your eyes and steps to this old dear odious haunt of the race.] 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. iii. 40 ‘The apple’, as the Danes say, ‘had not fallen far from the tree’; the imp was in every respect the counterpart of the father. 1897 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. (Illustr. Weekly Mag. section) 13/4 His father..has transmitted to him the Southern passionate and pleasure-loving nature, and..the apple fell not far from the tree. 1954 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Apr. 8/4 The apples never fall far from the tree; meaning, you can plainly see where Dick gets his ability. 2005 Daily Star (Nexis) 17 Jan. 15 The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. And in this case the apple and tree are both rotten. < as lemmas |
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