“all the world and his wife”不是“全世界以及他的妻子”

来源:每日英语翻译   发布时间:2020-09-04

【例句】All the world and his wife were friendly to him. 【误解】整个世界的人以及他的妻子都对他很友好。 【正确】所有的人都对他很友好。 【说明】all the world and his wife是固定短语,意思是“人人”、“每个人”、“所有的人”、“不分男女”等。