| 釋義 |
欲蓋彌彰yù gài mí zhāngattempts to gloss things over can only result in making them more con spicuous; one exposes oneself unwittingly while trying to cover up his tricks; protest too much;rubbing only makes the smudges darker;the harder one tries to conceal a thing,the more it attracts attention (/becomes conspicuous);the more one tries to hide,the more one exposes oneself
? 這正如中國(guó)成語(yǔ)所說(shuō)的： 做賊心虛，～。As the Chinese saying goes: A thief has a guilty conscience; the more he tries to hide,the more he exposes himself.
? 或求名而不得，或欲蓋而名章，懲不義也。(《左傳·昭三十一年》)Some seek to have their name famous,and cannot get it; some wish to have their name concealed,and it is displayed；—it is a warning against unrighteousness. 欲蓋彌彰yu gai mi zhangthe more one tries to hide,the more one is exposed 欲蓋彌彰the more one tries to hide,the more one is exposed;try to cover up a misdeed only to make it more conspicuous;the more concealed,the more conspicuous;the harder one tries to conceal a thing,the more it attracts attention 欲蓋彌彰yù ɡài mí zhānɡ蓋：掩蓋，遮掩；彌：更加；彰：明顯。想要掩蓋壞事的真相，結(jié)果暴露得更加明顯。try to hide a mistake, only to make it more conspicuous, Attempts to glass thing over can only result in-making them more conspicuous. |