in weal and woe

短语

发音

UK /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/
US /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad.

词源

PIE word *wáy From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve.

来源:wiktionary