Sod’s Law
noun /ˌsɒdz ˈlɔː/
/ˌsɑːdz ˈlɔː/
[uncountable] (British English, humorous)- the fact that things tend to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful
事与愿违的倾向，造物弄人法则（指发生的事情常和人的愿望恰恰相反） - We always play better when we are not being recorded—but that's Sod's Law, isn't it?
我们总是不录音的时候演奏得好些，真是应了那句老话，越想做好就越做不好，是不是？ - It was Sod's Law—the only day he could manage was the day I couldn't miss work.
真是天不遂人愿，他只有那天抽得出时间，偏偏我上班离不开。
- We always play better when we are not being recorded—but that's Sod's Law, isn't it?