画蛇添足的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
draw/snake/add/foot
to draw a snake and add feet to it
[解释]
画蛇时给蛇添上脚。比喻做了多余的事,不但没有好处,反而不合适。
[Explanation]
to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous
[例子]
有关这个话题的内容前面已经说了很多了,文章的这一段完全是画蛇添足。
[Example]
You've said enough about this topic in the previous part. This paragraph in the article is absolutely redundant.
[英文等价词]
to paint the lily
- To paint the lily
画蛇添足 - Paint a snake with feet added to it;ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous
画蛇添足 - "Carry coal to Newcastle, send owls to Athens"
"画蛇添足,多此一举" - More examples just belabor it
佐证多了,反而画蛇添足。 - Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足。 - Gild [paint] the lily
给完美的东西加上不必要的润色,画蛇添足 - His point that no serious harm is done in such cases has led him to contrive a subplot
他认为这样做并无大碍。实际上,这是画蛇添足。 - Don't gild the lily.--William Shakespeare, British dramatist
不要给百合花镀金\画蛇添足。英国剧作家莎士比亚 - For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说,化妆有些画蛇添足。 - Don't gild the lily. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。(英国剧作家莎士比亚.)