"two heads are better than one" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [英語]

  1. 三個臭皮匠,勝過諸葛亮
    Sense id: zh-two_heads_are_better_than_one-en-proverb-6ZRQBmCt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 英語詞元, 英語諺語

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      "name": "英語詞元",
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      "parents": [],
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  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1818, Sir Walter Scott, 章號 8, 出自 Rob Roy:",
          "text": "\"Mr. Francis Osbaldistone is an innocent man, Rashleigh,\" said Miss Vernon, \"and he demands an investigation of the charge against him, and I intend to support him in it.\"",
          "translation": "\"Oh, certainly; but two heads are better than one, you know.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "1882, Horatio Alger, 章號 23, 出自 Ben's Nugget:",
          "text": "On the principle that two heads are better than one, he resolved to take his companion, Jones, into his confidence and ask him to make a suggestion."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1906, Arthur Quiller-Couch, 章號 17, 出自 The Mayor of Troy:",
          "text": "Two heads are better than one, sir. We will prosecute our investigations together."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 November 9, Nancy Meyers as told to Amy Barrett, “Sex and the Single Older Woman”, 出自 New York Times, retrieved 2013-02-25:",
          "text": "Collaboration is great for screenwriting. It's not as simple as two heads are better than one, but if you find the right person, you can feed off each other."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "三個臭皮匠,勝過諸葛亮"
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "two heads are better than one"
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  "categories": [
    "英語詞元",
    "英語諺語"
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
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  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1818, Sir Walter Scott, 章號 8, 出自 Rob Roy:",
          "text": "\"Mr. Francis Osbaldistone is an innocent man, Rashleigh,\" said Miss Vernon, \"and he demands an investigation of the charge against him, and I intend to support him in it.\"",
          "translation": "\"Oh, certainly; but two heads are better than one, you know.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "1882, Horatio Alger, 章號 23, 出自 Ben's Nugget:",
          "text": "On the principle that two heads are better than one, he resolved to take his companion, Jones, into his confidence and ask him to make a suggestion."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1906, Arthur Quiller-Couch, 章號 17, 出自 The Mayor of Troy:",
          "text": "Two heads are better than one, sir. We will prosecute our investigations together."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 November 9, Nancy Meyers as told to Amy Barrett, “Sex and the Single Older Woman”, 出自 New York Times, retrieved 2013-02-25:",
          "text": "Collaboration is great for screenwriting. It's not as simple as two heads are better than one, but if you find the right person, you can feed off each other."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "三個臭皮匠,勝過諸葛亮"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "two heads are better than one"
}

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