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Sod's LawBrE /ˌsɒdz ˈlɔː/NAmE /ˌsɑːdz ˈlɔː/ noun [U] (BrE, humorous) the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful 事与愿违的倾向,造物弄人法则(指发生的事情常和人的愿望恰恰相反)◆We always play better when we are not being recorded—but that's Sod's Law, isn't it? 我们总是不录音的时候演奏得好些,真是应了那句老话,越想做好就越做不好,是不是?◆It was Sod's Law—the only day he could manage was the day I couldn't miss work. 真是天不遂人愿,他只有那天抽得出时间,偏偏我上班离不开。 |