كيف تنطق "famous last words"
expression
FAY-muss LAST WURDZ
FAY-muss LAHST WURDZ
التعريف
Used humorously to point out that someone is too confident that something bad or ironic won’t happen, often right before it actually does. It does not mean literal last words before dying.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈfeɪməs/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst/ /ˈwɝdz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
fˈeɪməs/ /lˈɑːst/ /wˈɜːdz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
FAY-muss LAST WURDZ
بريطاني
FAY-muss LAHST WURDZ
استمع في السياق
"What could possibly go wrong?" — "Famous last words."
He said, "This is easy," but famous last words—he failed the test.
"I'll never drop my phone." Famous last words—she broke it the same day.
"Don’t worry, the car just got serviced." "Famous last words—it broke down an hour later."