舍本逐末的英文怎么說
2012-07-05 04:26
舍本逐末的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
abandon/root/seek/branch
to attend to trifles and neglect the essentials
[解釋]
拋棄根本的、主要的,而去追求次要的。
[Explanation]
to pay attention to nonessentials
[例子]
導師對他的研究生說:“我們不能舍本逐末,一定要把研究的重點放在漢語語法上?!?
[Example]
The supervisor said to his graduate students,
- pound foolish;Grasp the shadow instead of the essence;penny wise
舍本逐末