stand on someone's shoulders

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To build on the previous discoveries or creativity of someone. idiomatic
    — What then can we say of the relevance of Classical languages and literature, Greek and Latin; what reason can we offer for the study of long dead languages. The answer is much in every way. For better or worse, we stand on the shoulders of the ancients, if not at their feet.

词形变化

stands on someone's shoulders present,singular,third-person standing on someone's shoulders participle,present stood on someone's shoulders participle,past stood on someone's shoulders past

词源

Generalization of stand on the shoulders of giants.
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