strike while the iron is hot

短语

趁热打铁

发音

AU

词形变化

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别名

strike the iron while it's hot

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.

    工程
  2. 2.

    To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting.

    趁热打铁

    打铁趁热

    鱼趁生，人趁茈

    人趁茈

    习语

    We should strike while the iron is hot and order some immediately, before they change the offer.

词源

The adage originates from the common craft of blacksmithing. It appears in Chaucer's The Tale of Melibee, "right so as whil that iren is hoot men sholden smyte". (Harvard) It gained additional meaning when used as a motto by Joseph Paisley - a blacksmith at Gretna Green who married eloping couples at his anvil. (History in the Margins)

来源：wiktionary