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  4. count one's chickens

count one's chickens

/kaʊnt wʌnz ˈtʃɪk.ɪnz/◆成语
高兴得太早

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

别高兴得太早。


◆ 真正含义
在结果尚未确定或条件未成熟时,过早乐观或假设成功,忽视潜在风险或变数。
¶ 字面意思
在小鸡孵化前就数数,比喻在期待的成果实现前就过度自信。
字面拆解
count计算数量+one's chickens某人饲养的小鸡
◇ 意境
想象一位农民在鸡蛋还未孵化时,就满怀信心地数着即将到来的小鸡数量,结果现实可能与预期大相径庭。
◈ 使用场景
小李在面试前就告诉朋友他一定会被录用,结果面试官却选择了其他候选人。朋友可以对他说:「别高兴得太早,先等等看结果吧!」
◉ 文化注释
该成语反映了西方农耕文化中对自然规律的敬畏,强调耐心和谨慎。类似的中文表达有「别高兴得太早」或「打如意算盘」,但西方谚语更强调结果的不确定性和自然规律的不可预测性。
非正式

过早乐观或自以为已经成功,结果却事与愿违。常用于提醒他人不要在结果未明前过度乐观。

He invested all his savings in the stock, counting his chickens before they hatched.

他把所有积蓄都投进了股市,结果高兴得太早。

She announced her promotion before the official decision, counting her chickens before they hatched.

她在正式决定宣布前就宣布了晋升,结果高兴得太早。

常用于警告他人不要过早庆祝或假设成功,强调结果的不确定性。

搭配

count one's chickens before they hatch高兴得太早

同义词

jump the guncount one's blessingsassume success too early

反义词

prepare for the worstexpect the unexpected

相关短语

don't put the cart before the horse成语
本末倒置
a watched pot never boils成语
期待越急结果越慢
wait and see短语
等着瞧

专业提示

如何记忆

想象一位农民在小鸡孵化前就数数,结果小鸡还没出壳就盲目乐观。用这种画面帮助记忆:过早乐观会导致失望。

黄金法则

使用场景

当他人在结果未明时表现出过度自信或提前庆祝时,用此成语委婉提醒。例如:在考试成绩公布前就吹嘘成绩,或在项目完成前就预订庆功宴。

词源

源于16世纪英国谚语,最早出现在1570年托马斯·塔纳(Thomas Tusser)的作品《五百点良言》(A Hundreth Good Pointes)中。该谚语基于农民在小鸡孵化前就数小鸡的行为,比喻在结果未明前过度乐观。

用法说明

通常用于劝诫他人不要过早庆祝或假设成功,强调需等待结果确定后再行动。常见于日常对话或书面警示中。

单词拆解

count
计算、数数
verb
+
one's chickens
某人的小鸡(比喻计划或期待的成果)
noun phrase
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