美其名曰měi qí míng yuēcall it by the fine sounding name of; describe it euphemistically as;give sth the high-flown name of
? ～ “不干涉”實(shí)則是“坐山觀虎斗”。(《毛澤東選集》558) They euphemistically described their actions as“non-intervention”，but what they actually did was to “sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight”./福建野生著的蘆薈，一到北京就請進(jìn)溫室，且～ “龍舌蘭”。(魯迅《朝花夕拾·藤野先生》) When the aloe which grows wild in Fujian comes to Beijing,it is ushered into a hothouse and given the beautiful name “Dragon-Tongue Orchid.” 美其名曰be called by the fine sounding name of;euphemistically called 美其名曰měi qí mínɡ yuē曰：說。用很好聽的名字來稱呼。call it by the fine-sounding name of, give sth. the high-flown name of |