英语单词讲解 sure (as sure as eggs is eggs ) By 帕布莉卡 - 0 226 英语词源 sure (as sure as eggs is eggs )确信无疑地 as sure as eggs is eggs运用了明喻的手法,指“确信无疑地”。如: He’ll be late again, as sure as eggs is eggs. 毋庸置疑,他又要迟到了。 可以确定的是,这一表达与鸡蛋毫无关联。它是数学概念中“X等于X”的变体,即“某事确信无疑,如同X就是X”。 ——摘自《单词的历史:英语词源漫谈》