"grandfather in" 怎么发音
expression
GRAN-fah-thur-IN
grand-FAH-thuh-IN
释义
To allow someone to keep following old rules or benefits when new rules are introduced, usually because they started before the change.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɡɹænˌfɑðɝ/, /ˈɡɹændˌfɑðɝ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
英式英语
ɡɹˈændfɑːðɐ/ /ˈɪn
简化发音
美式
GRAN-fah-thur-IN
英式
grand-FAH-thuh-IN
语境中听
Existing customers were grandfathered in when the company raised prices.
People who bought homes before the new law were grandfathered in.
The old employees were grandfathered in under the new benefits plan.
I was grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan, so I still pay the old price.