have one's cake and eat it too

英語

詞源

字面意思為「（想同時）擁有蛋糕，和吃掉它」，因為吃了蛋糕就沒有了，吃蛋糕和擁有蛋糕兩件事無法同時達成。

其他形式

• eat one's cake and have it too

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動詞

have one's cake and eat it too (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 has one's cake and eats it too，現在分詞 having one's cake and eating it too，過去式 had one's cake and ate it too，過去分詞 had one's cake and eaten it too)

1. (俗語) 又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草 （同時達到兩個互斥的目的）

   It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!

   你沒辦法又能拿到存着的錢，又要存錢罐完好無損。魚和熊掌不可兼得。

用法說明

• 一般以諺語的形式出現：One cannot have one's cake and eat it too。

參見

• best of both worlds
• butter one's bread on both sides
• cakeism
• have it both ways
• judge, jury and executioner
• run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
• suck and blow

異序詞

• eat one's cake and have it too