What does the phrase "One frost doesn't make a winter" (or similar) mean?
2012-07-05 10:17 am
any help appreciated. although am kind of looking for it's 'official' meaning, if it has one. cheers
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2012-07-05 2:10 pm
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I would rephrase it in one of two ways, both of which mean essentially the same thing:1) One should not extrapolate from the specific to the general
2) One example is not proof of a generalized condition
2012-07-05 5:23 pm
This is not an official definition but this is basically what it means:
A small portion of anything doesn't make the whole thing
Eg. A leaf doesn't make a tree
A small portion of anything doesn't make the whole thing
Eg. A leaf doesn't make a tree
參考: I've heard it before and we went through it briefly in my English class
2012-07-05 7:18 pm
The whole story is not yet over, and you still have hope.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/2893548/City-comment.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/2893548/City-comment.html
2012-07-05 5:32 pm
It means don't jump to conclusions. Aristotle said "One swallow does not make a summer."
Having one frost does not mean it's winter.
Having one frost does not mean it's winter.
2012-07-05 5:25 pm
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2012-07-05 5:22 pm
Don't make assumptions based on scant evidence.
Also - One swallow doesn't make a summer.
Also - One swallow doesn't make a summer.
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