英语词汇“when in rome, do as the romans do”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. when in Rome, do as the Romans do (also as Rome does): when abroad or in an unfamiliar environment, adopt the customs or behaviour of those around you (formerly also †when at Rome, do after the doom). In later use frequently shortened to when in Rome. [Compare post-classical Latin cum fueris Romae, Romano vivito more (and variants) (15th cent.), Anglo-Norman quant vos a Roume sereiz, selun les Romeins vos vivreiz (c1260).]

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c1475 Proverbs (Rawl. D.328) in Mod. Philol. (1940) 38 122 Whan tho herd hat Rome, Do so of ther þe dome.

1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. 51^v With this laten prouerbe agreeth y^t which is commonly in euery mans mouth in England Whan y^u art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.

a1550 in R. Dyboski Songs, Carols & Other Misc. Poems (1908) 130 Whan thou art at Rome, do after the dome; And whan þou art els wher, do as they do ther.

1591 J. Florio Second Frutes i. 97 Be Romane if in Rome thou bide.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 5 Whilst one is at Rome, one must live as they do there.

1768 J. Cremer Jrnl. 19 July in R. R. Bellamy Ramblin' Jack (1936) 164 His Answer was, when we was in Rhoome, we must doe as Roome did.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo ix. 5 And you at Rome would do as Romans do, According to the proverb.

1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vii. 267 I always do in Rome as Rome does, eat (if I can) whatever is set before me.

1912 Overland Monthly Feb. 127/2 I thought first I'd expose myself for the ninny I am, but when in Rome, you know. Didn't I act like a Roman?

1939 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 23 May 4/4 ‘When in Rome do as Rome does’ is an established rule of etiquette.

1990 T. W. Kang Gaishi iii. 64 Japanese customers and partners tell U.S. firms to conform: ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’

2002 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 4 Aug. 81/1 When in Rome, as the saying goes..so I ordered the Guinness pie.

单词	when in rome, do as the romans do
释义	> as lemmas when in Rome, do as the Romans do (also as Rome does) a. when in Rome, do as the Romans do (also as Rome does): when abroad or in an unfamiliar environment, adopt the customs or behaviour of those around you (formerly also †when at Rome, do after the doom). In later use frequently shortened to when in Rome. [Compare post-classical Latin cum fueris Romae, Romano vivito more (and variants) (15th cent.), Anglo-Norman quant vos a Roume sereiz, selun les Romeins vos vivreiz (c1260).] ΚΠ c1475 Proverbs (Rawl. D.328) in Mod. Philol. (1940) 38 122 Whan tho herd hat Rome, Do so of ther þe dome. 1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. 51^v With this laten prouerbe agreeth y^t which is commonly in euery mans mouth in England Whan y^u art at Rome, do as they do at Rome. a1550 in R. Dyboski Songs, Carols & Other Misc. Poems (1908) 130 Whan thou art at Rome, do after the dome; And whan þou art els wher, do as they do ther. 1591 J. Florio Second Frutes i. 97 Be Romane if in Rome thou bide. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 5 Whilst one is at Rome, one must live as they do there. 1768 J. Cremer Jrnl. 19 July in R. R. Bellamy Ramblin' Jack (1936) 164 His Answer was, when we was in Rhoome, we must doe as Roome did. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo ix. 5 And you at Rome would do as Romans do, According to the proverb. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vii. 267 I always do in Rome as Rome does, eat (if I can) whatever is set before me. 1912 Overland Monthly Feb. 127/2 I thought first I'd expose myself for the ninny I am, but when in Rome, you know. Didn't I act like a Roman? 1939 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 23 May 4/4 ‘When in Rome do as Rome does’ is an established rule of etiquette. 1990 T. W. Kang Gaishi iii. 64 Japanese customers and partners tell U.S. firms to conform: ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ 2002 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 4 Aug. 81/1 When in Rome, as the saying goes..so I ordered the Guinness pie. extracted from Romen. < as lemmas
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