seize the day

短语

花开堪折直须折

发音

AU

词形变化

seized the day seizes the day 三单 seizes the day seizing the day seizing the day 现在分词 seized the day 过去式 seized the day 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.

    花开堪折直须折

    习语
  2. 2.

    To make the most of today by achieving fulfillment in a philosophical or spiritual sense.

    习语
  3. 3.

    To attack the day's efforts with vigor and purpose.

    习语

词源

Calque of Latin carpe diem, originally meaning "enjoy the day", literally "pluck (or harvest) the day", from a poem by the ancient poet Horace. In Latin, it was common to use carpo (“to pluck something, pick off”) metaphorically to express enjoying a period of time. The use of seize is a traditional mistranslation originating from a confusion with cape, singular imperative of capio (“to seize something, grab”).

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