law of unintended consequences的意思|示意

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意外后果定律

非预期后果法则 [注]：非预期后果法则（law of unintended consequences）:任何有特定目标的行为都会产生一些非故意结果。一个经典案例就是“旁道”——为缓解交通拥堵在拥挤的街道旁修建的一条平行马路。

意外后果定律 ...，这一点相当重要，因为这样不仅可以避免 “背水一战”，而且还可以幸免沦为意外后果定律（ law of unintended consequences ）的牺牲品。 Andrew Crockett是摩根大通集团总裁。

The law of unintended consequences argues against doing any such thing, of course.

当然，“非预期后果法则”可不支持这么做。

In reality, because humans are humans, the law of unintended consequences kicks in.

现实中，因为人类的局限性，会出现一些未预期的后果。

That when you tamper with living things, you face the law of unintended consequences.

对生命体的任意篡改，将面临无法预料的后果。

They also argued that social engineers are always plagued by the law of unintended consequences.

他们也认为社会学者总要受困于意外后果的规律。

But protectionism usually has humble beginnings and the law of unintended consequences applies.

但是保护主义政策都有一个十分谦卑的开头，和一个意想不到的结尾。

There was no social action, he wrote, that was not subject to the law of unintended consequences.

他批评道，没有任何一种社会行为可以超越意外效应法则。