stand on the shoulders of giants

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To build on the achievements of others before one.

    习语 不及物

词源

Extracted from dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants. Often attributed to Isaac Newton (see quotations), but in other forms already in use earlier.

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