Were I to say such a wheel or such a pinion is not the spring which sets the watch going, can you infer thence that they are not to be found in the watch?
如果我们说，某一只圆轮或某一只小齿轮不是驱动一只手表的原动力，人们就由此得出结论说，这只手表里没有圆轮和齿轮吗？
| 单词 | set the watch |
| 释义 |
set the watch
原声例句
the spirit of laws 论法的精神 孟德斯鸠 by Tom Were I to say such a wheel or such a pinion is not the spring which sets the watch going, can you infer thence that they are not to be found in the watch? 如果我们说，某一只圆轮或某一只小齿轮不是驱动一只手表的原动力，人们就由此得出结论说，这只手表里没有圆轮和齿轮吗？ |
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