the school of hard knocks

意思

learning from difficult experiences in life rather than from lessons

在生活磨難中而非課堂上學習.

例句

1. 1My grandfather started work at fourteen and learnt everything in the school of hard knocks.
2. 2She has no business degree; she's a graduate of the school of hard knocks.
3. 3Ben learnt about business in the school of hard knocks, after three of his shops closed.
4. 4Nobody taught Aisha how to run a restaurant; everything she knows comes from the school of hard knocks.
5. 5Can the school of hard knocks really prepare you for a career better than a degree?

文法

與 the 連用，常跟在 in 或 from 之後，或用於 a graduate of the school of hard knocks。knocks 保持複數。

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