老外说的“Fingers crossed”是啥意思呢？

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Fingers crossed

字面意思：手指交叉

实际意思：祝顺利/好运；祈祷

完整形式：Keep your fingers crossed.

也可说：Let's cross our fingers. 我们一起祈求好运吧。

【解释】

1.Fingers crossed is an idiom used to express the expectation that something will happen in a good way as you want them to.

用来表达期待某事会如你所愿地顺利发生。

2.The actual gesture, which does not have to accompany the phrase, involves crossing one's middle finger over the index finger as a superstition believed to bring good luck or ward off bad luck.

实际的手势不一定要和这个短语搭配，就是把中指交叉在食指上，这是一种迷信，被认为能带来好运或驱走厄运。

【例句】

I've been studying for this exam for two weeks, so I hope I can get a good grade. Fingers crossed!

这个考试我准备了两个星期了，希望考个高分。希望考试顺利吧！

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK.

我们在祈祷，她能安然无恙。

A lot of people are keeping their fingers crossed for him.

很多人都在为他祈祷。

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