畫蛇添足
英語翻譯
參考釋義
- 畫蛇添足[huàshétiānzú]
- -（比喻做多余的事，反而不恰當）paintasnakewithfeet--superfluous;addlegstoone'ssketchofaserpent;(Theadditionaldiscourseson...)arecompletelysuperfluous.;carry[send]coalstoNewcastle;dangeroussuperfluity;drawasnakeandaddfeettoit--tospoilthingsbygoingtoextremes;drawasnakewithfeetaddedtoit--redundant;fanthebreezes;gild[paint]thelily;Tooverreachthemarkisjustasbadasnotreachingit.;ruintheeffectbyaddingwhatissuperfluous;Theaction[measure;step]justtakenwasreallyunnecessary.
雙語例句
For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
