汉英词典
MEANING OF 陰錯陽差
陰錯陽差
(阴错阳差)
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
The metaphor is caused by accidental factors
古代历数术语。明王逵《蠡海集．历数》﹕"阴错阳差﹐有十二月﹐盖六十甲子分为四段﹐自甲子﹑己卯﹑甲午﹑己酉﹐各得十五辰。甲子之前三辰﹐值辛酉﹑壬戌﹑癸亥为阴错﹔己卯之前三辰﹐值丙子﹑丁丑﹑戊寅为阳差﹔甲午之前三辰﹐值辛卯﹑壬辰﹑癸巳为阴错﹔己酉之前三辰﹐值丙午﹑丁未﹑戊申为阳差。盖四段中﹐每段除十二辰﹐各余三辰﹐三四亦得十二辰﹐是为阴错阳差也。甲子﹑甲午为阳辰﹐故有阴错﹔己卯﹑己酉为阴辰﹐故有阳差也。"后用以比喻因各种偶然因素而造成了差错。
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这阴错阳差很快的获得改正，尴尬的旅行社人员为他们订了飞往世界彼端的班机。 The mix-up was soon rectified and embarrassed tour operators booked them on flights to the other side of the world. | ||
一天，他们植入电极的时候，阴错阳差地安错了地方，结果发现白鼠不断地回到那个可以得到电击的角落。 They would stick an electrode in a rat's brain and, whenever the rat went to a particular corner of its cage, would give it a small shock and note the reaction. | ||
还记得三年前一起跟大学好友去面试培训机构兼职教师的时候，我还没有认识现在的外籍男友，却阴错阳差地我就快要成为了他们的英语老师。 I remember 3 years ago when I went to one training institution to have an interview about being an English teacher with my best friend in collage, I hadn't met my foreign bf right now. | ||
