birds of a feather flock together

谚语
中文释义

英文释义

谚语
  1. People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with. idiomatic
    — So, in London, birds of a feather must flock together, willy nilly, silk hat and frock coat must go with white gloves and brown sables, peaky blinder and “choker" must associate with crop fringed hair, ear curls, and rakish three feathered hat.

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birds of the feather flock together alternative

词汇关系

反义词
opposites attract

词源

The expression appears to have surfaced in the 16th century, allegedly a literal translation of Plato's Republic. In 1545, William Turner wrote a version of the expression in the Rescuing of Romish Fox: "Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together." One can, however, also compare the expression to Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 27:9: "Birds resort unto their like."
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