fair-weather friend
名词 n.
英 /ˈfɛəˌwɛðə ˈfɹɛnd/|/ˈfɛːˌwɛðə ˈfɹɛnd/
美 /ˈfɛɚˌwɛðɚ ˈfɹɛnd/
英文释义
名词 n.
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One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.
— My Fair-weather Friends of the Summer are going away for London, and I ſhall ſee them and the butterflies together, if I live till next Year; which I would not deſire to do, if it were only for their ſakes.
词源
From fair-weather + friend, drawing an analogy between good weather and trouble-free times.
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