sadder but wiser If someone is sadder but wiser after a bad experience, they have suffered but they have also learned something from it. 如果某人经历过一次不好的事情之后sadder but wiser，那么就是说他们虽然吃了苦头但是也从中收获了经验。吃一堑，长一智 这个短语强调通过痛苦的经历而获得的教训或智慧。一个人可能在某个方面经历了失败或困境，但通过这一经历，他们也学到了一些宝贵的经验，变得更加谨慎或明智。 After the accident, I was sadder but wiser, and would never make the same mistake again. 事故发生后，我吃一堑长一智，我再也不会犯同样的错误了。 The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man. 离婚让他吃一堑，长一智。