“festina lente”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

festina lente

释义

‖ festina lente, phr.|ˈfɛstɪnə ˈlɛntɪ|
[L. (Suet. Aug. 25) festīnā, imper. of festīnāre to hasten + lentē slowly.]
Make haste slowly. Also as quasi-n. (Cf. haste n.)
1590Lodge Rosalynde (1592) sig. O2r, Festina lenter [sic], especially in loue.1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Pet. II. 1272 Festina lentè: which is the golden meane betweene those two extremes, of Sluggishnesse, and Precipitancy.1749Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. iv. 169 Festina lentè is a Proverb which I learnt long before I ever touched a Razor.1864R. Browning Dram. Pers. 167 He stops me—‘Festina lentè!’1893C. M. Yonge Girl's Little Book 43 Be not too quick to do things well. ‘Festina Lente.’1927W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop i. iii. 38 There is enough to do here. Festina lente. I have made a resolve not to go more than three days’ journey..for one year.1932Spender & Asquith Life H.H. Asquith II. xxxvii. 101 The festina lente of his method, which sometimes laid him open to reproach.

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