gild the lily

gild the lily读音音标

[gɪld ðə ˈlili]

gild the lily意思解释

v.

画蛇添足；

作多余的修饰（反而破坏原已完美的东西），画蛇添足；

英英释义

v.

adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)

同义词：paint the lily

make unnecessary additions to what is already complete

同义词：paint the lily

双语例句

用作动词(v.)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。