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●gild the ˈlilytry to improve sth which is already perfect, and so spoil it 做多余的修饰（反而破坏原已完美的东西）；画蛇添足◆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。 ORIGIN This comes from Shakespeare’s play King John. Gild means ‘to cover something with a thin layer of gold’. A lily is a very beautiful flower. 这个习语源于莎士比亚戏剧《约翰王》。gild 意为“给…镀金”。lily （百合花）是一种非常漂亮的花。 |
