tomayto, tomahto

短语

发音

AU /təˈmeɪtoʊ təˈmɑːtoʊ/

别名

tomato, tomato tomayto tomahto

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard.

    习语

    A: Then you hook the hose up to the bibcock, and you're done. B: You mean the sillcock. A: Tomayto, tomahto.

  2. 2.

    Used to dismissively suggest that a particular distinction is a distinction without a difference; used to express the assertion that two similar things are effectively the same, despite any trivial difference.

    习语

    A: Then you revise the database record for that transaction, and you're done. B: You mean you replace the old record with a new one. A: Tomayto, tomahto.

词源

Uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word tomato. Allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like tomato (/təˈmeɪtə/) and I like tomato (/təˈmɑːtə/)".

来源：wiktionary