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单词 carpe diem
释义

carpe diem

/ˌkɑːpeɪ ˈdiːɛm / /ˈdʌɪɛm /
exclamation
Used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future.He's promising to teach his audiences Latin this year - carpe diem!...
  • He was right, that was the way to proceed, carpe diem, ‘seize the day,’ ‘make hay while the sun shines.'
  • After all, it's another way of saying carpe diem; what Thoreau meant by ‘sucking out all the marrow of life,’ although that image isn't quite as appetizing.

Origin

Latin, 'seize the day!', a quotation from Horace (Odes i.xi).

Rhymes

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