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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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用过如此丰盛的一餐后,再上三种不同的甜点就是画蛇添足了。
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典故:莎士比亚在《约翰王》(King John)一剧中,写了一段话,那段话可以浓1 M3 \; } S$ H K5 v
缩成此短语。在此剧中,约翰王占领了英国,并举行二度加冕典礼,希望0 v# v8 e% a6 `# M4 ~
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:& l7 l- G2 A' p# q# j: y( G
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
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perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto ; W( t( s6 j" X( }& k' U
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
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,白百合上再敷粉,/紫罗兰上再洒香水,/磨光冰块,彩虹之上/再加一种; Z/ a& z: K7 W/ K0 _2 ]
颜色,用烛光/去加强天上的天上的灿烂的太阳,/都是浪费而且是可笑的
7 a8 I+ F1 w8 P9 `0 h a 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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