From the egg to the apple 自始至终

2023-06-24 12:53:24  每日学英语

from the egg to the apple可不是从鸡蛋到苹果的意思,真实含义是从头到尾,自始至终。因为在罗马人的餐桌上,鸡蛋常常是第一道菜,餐后的甜点是苹果。后来,from the egg to the apple就引申为从始至终的意思。

【例句】
She did not change her mind from the egg to the apple.

她自始至终都没有改变过主意。
 

I honored him, I trusted him, and I loved him from the egg to the apple.
我敬重他,相信他,自始至终爱他。

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