ne'er cast a clout till May be out

短语

发音

UK /nɛə ˌkɑːst‿ə ˈklaʊt tɪl ˌmeɪ biː ˈaʊt/
其它
US /nɛəɹ ˌkæst‿ə ˈklaʊt tɪl ˌmeɪ bi ˈaʊt/

别名

cast not a clout till May be out

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

    英国 方言

词源

Ne’er is a contraction of never; while clout is an archaic or dialectal word for a (worthless) piece of cloth or a rag, and is used to refer to clothing in a derogatory manner.

来源：wiktionary