gild the lily 画蛇添足

时间:2021-07-05 04:54:24

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“画蛇添足”,汉语成语,意思是画蛇时给蛇添上脚(paint a snake with feet),后比喻无中生有,多此一举。可以翻译为“be completely superfluous”,与英文俗语“gild the lily”意思相近,表示“to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right”。
 
例句:
 
这件衣服很完美,不要再加任何东西了。那样只会画蛇添足。
The dress is perfect. Don’t add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding1 the lily.

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1 gilding Gs8zQk     
n.贴金箔,镀金
参考例句:
  • The dress is perfect. Don't add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily. 这条裙子已经很完美了,别再作任何修饰了,那只会画蛇添足。
  • The gilding is extremely lavish. 这层镀金极为奢华。

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