Let bygones be bygones.
既往不咎。
| 發音 | Pronounce
jì wǎng bù jiòu |
|---|---|
| 解釋 | Explanation
已經過去的事不再追究。語出《論語．八佾》：「成事不說，遂事不諫，既往不咎。」後多用於指對過去的錯誤不再責難。《西遊記．第三一回》：「君子人既往不咎。我等是個敗軍之將，不可語勇，救我救兒罷！」也作「不咎既往」、「不溯既往」。 |
| 英文解釋 | To stop focusing on something that happened in the past (usually a source of conflict or tension). |
| 英文造句 | Jill: Why don’t you want to invite
Ellen to your party? Jane: She was rude to me at the office picnic. Jill: But that was six months ago. Let bygones be bygones. |
