better late than never

/ˌbetə ˈleɪt ðən ˈnevə/NEUTRAL · B1
中文對應近似對應
亡羊補牢,為時未晚

意思

doing something late is preferable to not doing it

晚做總比不做好.

例句

  1. 1You finally replied to my invitation after a month; better late than never!
  2. 2Dad began learning to swim at sixty, saying better late than never.
  3. 3The birthday card arrived a week afterwards, but better late than never.
  4. 4You returned my umbrella after six months; still, better late than never!
  5. 5They finally repaired the library door after years of complaints; better late than never.

文法

固定的俗語。保留比較級 better 和連接詞 than;可以單獨使用。

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