蹄鐵意思
"蹄鐵" 一詞在中文中有兩個主要的含義:
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馬蹄鐵:指安裝在馬蹄上的鐵製裝置,用來保護馬蹄,防止蹄部受傷和磨損。馬蹄鐵通常由鐵匠根據馬蹄的形狀量身打造,並通過釘子固定在其上。
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諺語:在英語中有一句諺語 "For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of a rider the battle was lost; for want of a battle the kingdom was lost; and all for the want of a horseshoe nail." 這句話的意思是,因為缺少一個馬蹄鐵上的釘子,導致了一系列的不幸事件,最終導致了國家的喪失。這句諺語強調了小事情可能導致大後果的重要性。
在中文中,這句諺語通常被翻譯為「失之毫釐,差之千里」,意思是指細微的差錯可能會導致嚴重的後果。