A supposed law of nature, humorously adapted to different contexts, expressing the certainty that in any particular situation anything that can go…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > of negative events (3) Murphy's Law1951 A supposed law of nature, humorously adapted to different contexts, expressing the certainty that in any particular situation anything that can go… law of averages1961 Hence in numerous jocular names for observations or guiding principles which humorously or ironically encapsulate some aspect of human experience… Sod's Law1963 a supposed law of nature according to which, for any given situation, the worst of possible outcomes will inevitably occur; cf. Murphy's Law, n. |
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