Chesterton's fence
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- The principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood.
词源
From a parable by G.K. Chesterton, suggesting that one should not remove a fence until one learns why it was erected in the first place.
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