invite someone with complete sincerity 三顾茅庐

时间:2021-12-29 08:14:54

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“三顾茅庐”,汉语成语,字面意思是“pay three visits to the thatched cottage”,原为刘备拜访诸葛亮的故事。后人用“三顾茅庐”来比喻诚心实意地一再邀请。可以翻译为“invite someone with complete sincerity,repeatedly request somebody to take up a post”。
 
例句:
 
我们三顾茅庐才请到老先生做我们的学术顾问。
Only at our earnest1 and repeated requests did the old scholar agree to be our academic councilor.

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1 earnest krvxI     
n.定金,诚挚,认真;adj.认真的,热心的,重要的
参考例句:
  • The words were earnest but they fell on deaf ears.言者谆谆,听者藐藐。
  • Her earnest manner arrested me.她那种热忱的态度引起了我的注意。

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