bear repeating
bear repeating — 慣用語
1. said about a fact, statement, or piece of advice that is so important or true th
值得一再重複
重要到值得反覆說明
said about a fact, statement, or piece of advice that is so important or true that people should hear it more than once for it to be fully understood or remembered
The park ranger's warning about mountain lions bears repeating every spring when hikers return.
公園管理員關於山獅的警告每年春天健行者回來時都值得一再重複。
pattern: [warning] bears repeating
Adisa's advice bears repeating: drink water before you feel thirsty, not after.
Adisa 的建議值得一再重複:在你感到口渴之前喝水,而不是之後。
pattern: [advice] bears repeating
This simple safety rule bears repeating: never leave a lit candle unattended in any room.
這個簡單的安全規則值得一再重複:絕不要在房間裡讓點燃的蠟燭無人看管。
Grandmother's proverb bears repeating: a stitch in time saves nine.
祖母的諺語值得一再重複:即時縫一針,省得將來縫九針。
- be worth mentioning again
more common in everyday conversation, less formal in tone
- merit repetition
more formal, typically used in academic or professional writing
- deserve to be repeated
neutral, interchangeable in most contexts
文法句型
[statement/warning/advice] bears repeating
用法筆記
This expression is almost always used in the third person with an impersonal subject. The subject must be the thing that is worth repeating (a warning, rule, fact, or piece of advice), not the person who said it.