“Tradition is the illusion of permanence.”
傳統就是永恆的幻覺。
把千年傳統壓成一句判詞,冷峻又漂亮。
X is the illusion of Y.
爭論時用來一句定調很有效;對重視傳統的人說會顯得冒犯。
Tradition only feels permanent. / Permanence here is an illusion.
literary
illusion of 連讀,permanence 重音在首音節。
Office ritual is the illusion of order. 辦公室的儀式感只是秩序的幻覺。
