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Law /lɔː/► SEE ALLMurphy’s LawSod’s Law●ˌMurphy’s ˈLaw (humorous) a statement of the fact that, if anything can possibly go wrong, it will go wrong 墨菲法则（凡有可能出错的事终将出错）◆Of course it had to be the day of my job interview that the car broke down — it’s Murphy’s Law.我的车恰恰会在面试那天抛锚，这就是墨菲法则。 ORIGIN This expression was named after Edward A. Murphy, Jr., an engineer in the US Air Force. 这个表达法源于美国空军一名叫爱德华 ∙A. 小墨菲的工程师。●ˌSod’s ˈLaw (BrE, humorous) the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful 墨菲法则，造物弄人法则（指事情往往会按照人们不愿意的方式发生）◆The band always plays better when they’re not being recorded — but that’s Sod’s Law, isn’t it?这支乐队不录音的时候总是演奏得更好 － 这就是墨菲法则，是不是？ |