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gild the lily

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畫蛇添足

英文解釋:

動詞 gild the lily:

  1. adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
    同義詞:paint the lily
  2. make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
    同義詞:paint the lily

例句:

  1. For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily.
    漂亮姑娘加上化裝,是錦上添花。
  2. For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
    對一個這樣漂亮的女孩來說,化妝有些畫蛇添足。

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