"age before beauty" 怎么发音
expression
AYJ bih-FOR BYOO-tee
AYJ bih-FAW BYOO-tee
释义
A lighthearted phrase used to let an older person go first, often as a joke when offering to let someone go ahead in a line or through a door.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈeɪdʒ/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈbjuti
英式英语
ˈeɪdʒ/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /bjˈuːti
简化发音
美式
AYJ bih-FOR BYOO-tee
英式
AYJ bih-FAW BYOO-tee
语境中听
"Age before beauty!" he said, letting his grandmother go first.
When they reached the door, she smiled and said, "Age before beauty."
He insisted, "Age before beauty," and let the older man board the bus first.
Whenever my dad opens the door for my mom, he jokes, "Age before beauty."