“the devil makes work for idle hands”是英语中最经典的告戒类习语，其词源与基督教文化深度绑定。“devil”（妖魔）在西方文化中象征“眩惑与恶行的起源”，“idle hands”（幽闲的双手）并非仅指“愚昧无知的手”，而是隐喻“短少指标、无所看成的东谈主”；“work（赖事/不良行径）”；整句字面意为“妖魔会为幽闲的东谈主安排赖事”，中枢语义可精确详细为“东谈主一朝愚昧无知，就容易被眩惑去作念赖事；东谈主闲助长短，东谈主闲长短多”，强调“幽闲是恶行的温床”，既含劝东谈主“保抓竭力以逃难”的警深刻味，也可用于表现“因败兴而激励不良行径”的逻辑。Idle hands are the devil’s workshop是其弥漫同义词。如：
She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
她合计那些监犯行径是当地的无业青少年所为，老是说：“东谈主一闲，惹辛勤”。
When Sarah and Tom stopped going on dates, they started arguing a lot—turns out the devil makes work for idle hands.
萨拉和汤姆不再约聚后，就运行日常吵架——看来东谈主一闲下来就容易助长短。
If you two keep spending weekends doing nothing, you’ll start nitpicking each other—the devil makes work for idle hands, after all.
如果你俩周末总愚昧无知，就会运行彼此挑刺——毕竟“东谈主一闲就容易找碴”。
Teachers often assign after-school activities because they know the devil makes work for idle hands—students with nothing to do tend to misbehave.
淳厚日常会打法课外行径，因为他们知谈“闲则生非”——无事可作念的学生容易狡滑捣蛋。
The mayor argued that investing in community projects was necessary—‘the devil makes work for idle hands,’ he said, referring to rising crime in unemployed areas.
市长称必须投资社区名目，他提到休闲地区不法率上涨时深刻：“东谈主闲则祸生”。
Smart companies keep their employees engaged with training programs—they don’t want the devil making work for idle hands, which leads to low productivity.
理智的企业领略过培训名目让职工保抓竭力——他们不肯“闲则低效”，因为幽闲会导致坐蓐力下落。
Diplomats suggested keeping the negotiation going, even slowly—stopping would leave too much free time for rumors, and the devil makes work for idle hands.
社交官提议议论即使发达慢慢也要无间——暂停会留住太多本事生息坏话，毕竟“闲则惹事”。
Military trainers fill soldiers’ downtime with drills—they live by the saying ‘the devil makes work for idle hands,’ as boredom can lead to carelessness in combat.
军事老练师用操练填满士兵的称心本事——他们信奉“闲则疏，疏则危”，因为败兴会导致作战时松弛马虎。
Lady Mary, you shouldn’t spend all day moping in your room. The devil makes work for idle hands, and I won’t have you getting into trouble.
玛丽姑娘，你不该整天闷在房间里。‘东谈主闲长短多’，我可不思你惹上辛勤。《唐顿庄园》
Lydia, stop running about and gossiping—your mother is right, the devil makes work for idle hands. Why not read a book instead?
莉迪亚，别到处跑着说闲扯了——你姆妈说得对，‘闲则生非’。不如去读本书？《孤高与偏见》
My grandma always told me, “The devil makes work for idle hands. ” That’s why she never let me sit around doing nothing—she said boredom would lead to bad choices.
我奶奶老是告诉我，“东谈主闲助长短。”这即是为什么她从不让我愚昧无知地坐着——她说败兴会导致灾祸的聘用。（2023年世界卷Ⅰ高考）
