關於Wishbone的意思和用法的提問

A: It is symbolic.

a "backbone" means your spine. It is the bone that makes you stand up straight, stand tall, stand proud, be brave, have strength to handle challenges and resist defeat. Showing or having a backbone means to be brave, to speak up, to face threats or enemies, etc. So it is very important to have a backbone. If you are weak or cowardly, then people might say you need to "grow a backbone" or "show some backbone", or show your bravery, show that you are willing to do difficult things. If someone is a coward, easily pushed around by other people, walked all over by other people, then we can say that they are "spineless" or that they "lack a backbone".

A "wishbone" is another bone, but this phrase is mostly saying this to be symbolic because it has the word "wish" in it. Wishes are not bad, but people spend a lot of time wishing for something instead of working for it. So they say "I wish this would happen" or "I wish this would change into something better" or "I wish this problem would go away" or "I wish that person would go away". But if you want something in life to actually happen, then you need more than wishes. Sometimes you need to speak up, to face difficult problems, to work hard, to take risks even if it scares you to do something ...(all of those mean 'to show some backbone').

So it is comparing this symbol of bravery and strength (a backbone), vs a symbol of wishing, hoping, wanting things to be easy or comfortable (a wishbone). And it is saying that you should never replace your backbone with just empty wishing for things to change. That it is a mistake to wish for something, instead of using your courage and strength to make sure that it happens. That your backbone is your strength, so you should rely on that strength. That you should never rely on wishes.

A: Go out there and make it happen with courage and resolve, never accepting defeat is better than just wish for something to be true or succeed.

A: It's a V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a chicken. Traditionally two people will grab an end each and break it, the person with the longest part gets to make a "wish."

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