塞翁失马用英语怎么说？

中 → 英 · 俚语习语

a blessing in disguise

「塞翁失马」的英文是「a blessing in disguise」，指当时看似倒霉的事后来反而带来好处；口语里常用来安慰别人或事后感慨。

详解

出自《淮南子》塞翁失马、焉知非福的典故。指眼前的坏事未必是坏事，后来可能变成好事。语气随意，多用于安慰或事后调侃，如 It turned out to be a blessing in disguise。别直译成 losing a horse，那只是字面意思。

Losing that job was a blessing in disguise — it pushed me to start my own business.

丢了那份工作反而是件好事，逼着我自己创业了。

Don't feel too bad about the delay; it might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

别为耽误了太难过，说不定是塞翁失马呢。