英文词汇“文过饰非”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

文过饰非

释义

文过饰非wén guò shì fēi

conceal faults and gloss over wrongs; whitewash one’s mistakes; cover up one’s wrong-doings; explain away (/paper over)one’s errors; find excuses for the wrong one has done;justify oneself; paint defects;slur (/paper) over and excuse one’s crimes
❍ 一个人决不能为个人利益而～，把一切功劳归于自己，把一切错误归于别人。A man must not cover up his errors in his own interest,claim all credit for himself and shift all the blame on others.
❍ ～，差不多是一篇辩解文字。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》283) In fact he excused Chang’s heartlessness,writing a virtual essay of apology.
❍ 虽文章尚非上乘，而时有情致，固亦可观，惟篇末～，遂堕恶趣，…… (鲁迅《中国小说史略》65) Though the language is not outstanding,the story possesses genuine feeling and is thoroughly readable; but in the end the author tries too hard to justify himself,leaving a rather bad taste.

文过饰非wen guo shi fei

conceal mistakes and gloss over wrongs

文过饰非

conceal faults and gloss over wrongs;gloss over one’s faults;cover up (or try to explain away)one’s errors;whitewash oneself

文过饰非wén ɡuò shì fēi

文、饰：掩饰；过、非：错误、过失。形容用假话掩饰自己的错误。explain away one’s errors, gloss over one’s mistakes, cover up one’s errors, paper over and excuse one’s error, conceal mistakes and complete the undoing

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