英语词组not worth the candle是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

not worth the candle not justifiable because of the trouble or cost involved.

☞ The idea behind this idiom is that expenditure on a candle to provide light for an activity would not be recouped by the profits from that activity. The expression comes from the French phrase le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, 'the game is not worth the candle'.

2010Guardian The argument that being able to deploy missiles off another country's coast without anyone being any the wiser is valid, but consider the costs against the benefits. Is the game worth the candle?

词组	not worth the candle
释义	not worth the candle not justifiable because of the trouble or cost involved. ☞ The idea behind this idiom is that expenditure on a candle to provide light for an activity would not be recouped by the profits from that activity. The expression comes from the French phrase le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, 'the game is not worth the candle'. 2010Guardian The argument that being able to deploy missiles off another country's coast without anyone being any the wiser is valid, but consider the costs against the benefits. Is the game worth the candle?
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