Sod's Law

美 [ˌsɑːdz ˈlɔː]英 [ˌsɒdz ˈlɔː]
  • n.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)
Sod's LawSod's Law

noun

U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)
the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful

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——不过这也是常理,越该做好的时候越做不好,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。

  1. 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。

  2. 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——不过这也是常理,越该做好的时候越做不好,是不是?

  3. This was sod 's law : when the spare tyre is in use , you will have a puncture .

    这真是墨菲法则:一用备用轮胎,保准扎孔。

  4. It 's Sod 's Law that it rains on the only day I can play tennis .

    我打网球的那天偏偏就下雨,倒霉事真“躲”也“躲”不开。