potius sero quam numquamとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

potius (“better, rather”) + sērō (“late”) + quam (“than”) + numquam (“never”). This proverb is attested in the fourth book of Livy's Ab Urbe condita with an enclitic -que (“かつ”) attached to potius, which however should not be considered to be an actual part of the proverb.

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ti.us ˈseː.roː kʷam ˈnum.kʷam/, [ˈpɔt̪iʊs̠ ˈs̠eːroː kʷä̃ˑ ˈnʊŋkʷä̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpot.t͡si.us ˈse.ro kwam ˈnum.kwam/, [ˈpɔt̪ː͡s̪ius ˈsɛːro kwäm ˈnumkwäm]

ことわざ

potius sērō quam numquam

1. better late than never