fall by the wayside

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/    美 /ˈfɔl baɪ ðə ˈweɪˌsaɪd/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect. idiomatic
    — When I faint and fall by the wayside of my cares, it [a "cup of favor"] shall give me strength to bear up, as the refreshments of your sympathy seem to flow from its lip, and when I thirst, it shall be as one of the consecrated fountains of my relief.

词形变化

falls by the wayside present,singular,third-person falling by the wayside participle,present fell by the wayside past fallen by the wayside participle,past

词源

From the Parable of the Sower told by Jesus and recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, the term appearing in Matthew 13:4, Mark 4:4, and Luke 8:5. The parable is the story of a farmer who sows seed, and “some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it” (Luke 8:5). Jesus then explains: “The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside, are they that hear: then cometh the Devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and be saved.” (Luke 8:11–12, King James Version, spelling modernized.)
The English term is derived from Ancient Greek ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν (épesen parà tḕn hodón, literally “fell beside the path”).
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