appear better than it is 虚有其表

时间：2022-01-04 08:11:41

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“虚有其表”，汉语成语，意思是空有好看的外表，实际上不怎么样，表示有名无实。可以翻译为“appear better than it is，be good in appearance only，或look impressive but lack real worth”等。

例句：

他是个绣花枕头，虚有其表。

He is a person of outward attraction but little worth.

他们的富有是虚有其表。

Their affluence¹ is more apparent than real.

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1 affluence
n.充裕，富足
参考例句：
Their affluence is more apparent than real.他们的富有是虚有其表。 There is a lot of affluence in this part of the state because it has many businesses.这个州的这一部分相当富有，因为它有很多商行。