A for effort

短语

发音

UK /ˈeɪ fə ˈɛfət/
US /ˈeɪ fəɹ ˈɛfɚt/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    The effort of the attempt was admirable, even though the attempted action failed.

    幽默

词源

A reference to how school teachers may unofficially grade a student's effort as a consolation prize, where A is the highest grade of the traditional A-F grading.

来源：wiktionary