Question
Aktualisiert am
6 Feb 2020
- Japanisch
-
Englisch (US)
-
Englisch (UK)
Geschlossene Frage
Frage über Englisch (US)
Was bedeutet In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old;Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. ?
Was bedeutet In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old;Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. ?
Antworten
6 Feb 2020
Favorisierte Antwort
- Englisch (US)
@rgjopsff Ah yes, that sentence is difficult. I may have confused you because I split it into two in my explanation. The full sentence is "Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside." In more normal language, I would say, "Don't be either the first to try something or the last to stop doing something" or "Be neither the first to try something nor the last to stop doing something." The only difference is the negative command (don't be) has to go with the positive "either/or" and the positive command (be) has to go with the negative "neither/nor."
Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
War diese Antwort hilfreich?
Mehr Kommentare lesen
- Englisch (US)
This is poetic writing, so it sounds a bit confusing, even for a native speaker.
"In words as fashions the same rule will hold" means "Words and fashions have the same rules." "Fashions" does not mean only clothes, but also many types of trends in society.
"Alike fantastic if too new or old" means "very new words and fashions are interesting and very old words and fashions are interesting."
"Be not the first by whom the new are tried" means "Do not invent a new word or a new trend by yourself".
"Nor yet the last to lay the old aside" means "Do not continue to use a word or a trend that is uncool or has gone out of style."
Let me know if you would like more explanation!
Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
War diese Antwort hilfreich?
- Japanisch
@beccacm
Your explanation helps me a lot!
I understood the meaning😁
How can I read poetic writing like that?
Especially ''Nor ~ '', I couldn't quite understand the sentence structure and its meaning😂
Your explanation helps me a lot!
I understood the meaning😁
How can I read poetic writing like that?
Especially ''Nor ~ '', I couldn't quite understand the sentence structure and its meaning😂
- Englisch (US)
@rgjopsff Ah yes, that sentence is difficult. I may have confused you because I split it into two in my explanation. The full sentence is "Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside." In more normal language, I would say, "Don't be either the first to try something or the last to stop doing something" or "Be neither the first to try something nor the last to stop doing something." The only difference is the negative command (don't be) has to go with the positive "either/or" and the positive command (be) has to go with the negative "neither/nor."
Antwortender mit hoher Bewertung
War diese Antwort hilfreich?
- Japanisch
[Neuigkeiten] Hallo du! Die/derjenige, die/der eine Sprache lernt!
Möchten Sie wissen, wie Sie Ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbessern können❓ Alles, was Sie tun müssen, ist, Ihre Schreiben durch einen Muttersprachler korrigieren zu lassen!
Mit HiNative können Sie Ihre Schreiben kostenlos durch Muttersprachler korrigieren lassen ✍️✨.
Mit HiNative können Sie Ihre Schreiben kostenlos durch Muttersprachler korrigieren lassen ✍️✨.
Registrieren
Ähnliche Fragen
Ähnliche Fragen
- What does it mean in other words? (only marked with capital letters) : This spring, THE STAGE VER...
- Can I use those words “In addition" and "besides“ as the same meaning ? I want to know the sente...
- I had words with my ex-boyfriend yesterday! It sucks. klingt das natürlich?
Trending questions
- Was bedeutet send nudes ?
- Was bedeutet That sounds like just what the doctor ordered?
- Was bedeutet got put off?
- Was bedeutet the tortured poets department?
- Was bedeutet down to earth ?
Newest Questions (HOT)
- Was bedeutet „Konny“ in Umgangssprache?
- Was bedeutet Auf Biegen und Brechen versuchen ofer nicht auf Biegen und Brechen versuchen? Danke ?
- Was bedeutet Zur Firmeneröffnung bitten wir zu einem kleinen Empfang?
Newest Questions
- Was bedeutet “Wolle Rose kaufen”?
- Was bedeutet Hier ist Pamela Linke. Bitte hinterlassen Sie eine Nachricht.?
- Was bedeutet Aus welchem Grund??
- Was bedeutet Ich soll Sie von Frau Meier grüßen?
- Was bedeutet Greifen Sie doch zu!?
Vorherige Frage/ Nächste Frage
Danke! Sei versichert, dass dein Feedback den anderen Benutzern nicht angezeigt wird.
Vielen Dank! Dein Feedback wird sehr geschätzt.