"if it ain't broke, don't fix it" meaning in 英語

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Proverb

Etymology: 首次記錄於約1962年,最初源自美國南部英語;1977年5月因伯特·蘭斯而流行起來。
  1. 沒壞別修;對於已經運作良好的事物,最明智的做法是不去改動,避免試圖糾正、修理或改進(常暗示這種改進嘗試是有風險的,可能適得其反)。
    Sense id: zh-if_it_ain't_broke,_don't_fix_it-en-proverb-~4J5zztT Categories (other): 有使用例的英語詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: if it ain't broken, don't fix it, don't mess with success, if it ain't busted, don't fix it, leave well enough alone Coordinate_terms: don’t change a winning team, don’t change horses in midstream, don’t mess with success, let sleeping dogs lie

Alternative forms

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      "word": "don’t change a winning team"
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    {
      "word": "don't mess with success"
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    {
      "word": "if it ain't busted, don't fix it"
    },
    {
      "word": "leave well enough alone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
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    },
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      "word": "don’t change horses in midstream"
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    },
    {
      "word": "let sleeping dogs lie"
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      "word": "if it ain't broken, don't fix it"
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    {
      "word": "don't mess with success"
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    {
      "word": "if it ain't busted, don't fix it"
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      "word": "leave well enough alone"
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  "word": "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
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