Gild the lily
画蛇添足
🧩 词语组成解析
gild
[ɡɪld]
vt. 镀金，给…贴上金箔;修饰，虚饰;使阔气，使有钱;使光彩夺目;
n. 协会，行会（同guild）;同业公会;[植]依赖植物集团;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
lily
['lɪli]
n. 百合花;纯洁的人;[女名]莉莉;
adj. 洁白的;纯洁的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, you think you're going to have a hard time
你认为需要大费周折
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。
Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.
这些孩子立即成了商品，而不是5个新的家庭成员。