基本內容
秋後算賬 秋後算賬[qiū hòu suàn zhàng]北方的農作物每年只耕作一次,所以秋後農作物收割後就有了經濟收入。而在這一年中欠下的費用就可以在秋後算清了。現在北方的一些農村,農民常在一些小的經銷店購買生活用品而時經常到秋收後一起結算這就稱為秋後算賬。
比喻等事物發展到最後階段再判斷誰是誰非,也比喻事後等待時機進行報復。《現代漢語詞典》
由來
秋後問斬一詞應該始於唐朝。水滸英雄傳有提及秋後問斬一詞,應該是最早出現秋後問斬一詞。但是歷代問斬的時間並不一定在秋後。至明清才固定於秋後,嘉慶之後又改於隨判隨斬。此由來依據農民作息相關,春耕、夏耘、秋收、冬藏四季來做區分。古代死刑犯被判死刑之後通常都會要求集中處死,亦會事先公告。為何選擇秋冬二季實行,主要是考慮示警的作用。農民在秋冬二季較為空閒,也方便地方官動員民眾觀看,當時有強迫民眾觀看。一般行刑的時間大約集中在9-10月之間。所以會有秋後問斬一詞.秋季帶有肅殺之氣,因此死刑多於秋季執行。再則大概是因冬天百物蕭條,
亦是進入一年的尾聲,亦適合執刑,春天象徵新生,夏季萬物正蓬勃生長,因此較不適宜取人性命吧。另,秋冬氣溫較低,屍體上的微生物不易繁殖,大大減少屍體處理不當後瘟疫的發生率。
例句示例
1、它有時似乎更熱衷於秋後算賬而非踐行其公開宣揚的民主改革目標。It has sometimes seemed more interested in settling scores than in its professed goal of democratic r eform.
2、對一位前任官員有些是不可避免的,因為他忍不住要秋後算賬。As is perhaps inevitable for a former official, he cannot resist some score-settling.
3、遺憾的是,埃及自由派似乎把大半精力放在跟舊政權秋後算賬上,而非為將來做準備。Unfortunately, much of the energy of liberal egypt seems to be focused on pursuing the old regime rather than preparingfor the future.
4、他們似乎並不急於找共產主義秋後算賬;相反,他們熱切地加入到會議中去,並承諾無條件對普京忠誠。They didn't seem anxious to settle scores with communism; instead, they eagerly joined others at the meeting in pledgingunconditional loyalty to putin.
5、但是由於她直言不諱、公事公辦的作風,熱衷造謠、秋後算賬的法國政界向來對她不乏微詞。But there is something about her straight-talking, business-like approach that has never been fully appreciated by thescore-settling, rumour-mongering world of french politics.