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gander /ˈgændə(r)/► SEE ALLhave/take a gander (at sth)what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander ●have/take a ˈgander (at sth) (informal) look at sth 看一看;瞧一眼◆Come over here and have a gander at what I’ve got! 过来看看我搞到了什么! ORIGIN This came from a comparison between the way a person walks when they want to look at something, often stretching their neck to get a better view, and a gander (= a male goose), which wanders about, stretching its neck to see things. 这个习语源于一种比较:人走路时为了看什么东西总是把脖子伸得长长的,恰似公鹅走起路来伸着脖子东看看西看看的样子。●what’s ˌsauce for the ˌgoose is ˌsauce for the ˈgander (old-fashioned, saying) if one partner in a marriage or relationship can behave in a particular way, then the other partner should also be allowed to behave in this way (在婚姻或某种关系中)适于此者亦应适于彼,应该一视同仁◆If she can go out with her friends, why can’t I? What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.她可以和朋友一起出去,我为什么不行呢?应该一视同仁嘛。 NOTE A gander is a male goose. * gander 意为“公鹅”。 |