英语词汇“gild the lily”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	gild the lily
释义	gild the lily Try to improve what is already beautiful or excellent.‘Today we were magnificent,’ said O'Neill. somewhat gilding the lily.... I feel that commenting on this response would be gilding the lily. They believe they are right, and have never gilded the lily. Misquotation, from ‘To gild refined gold, to paint the lily; to throw perfume on the violet, … is wasteful, and ridiculous excess’ (Shakespeare's King John vi. ii. 11.) See parent entry: gild
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