live and let live

短语

自己活也让别人活, 待人宽容

发音

AU

词形变化

lived and let live lives and lets live 三单 lives and lets live living and letting live living and letting live 现在分词 lived and let live 过去式 lived and let live 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.

    己立立人，己达达人

    己达达人

    习语

词源

Possibly a calque of Dutch leven en laten leven, which was mentioned by Gerard de Malynes in a 1622 book about trade law (in the then-current spelling leuen ende laeten leuen).

来源：wiktionary