汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 引經據典
引經據典 (引经据典)
lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
Quoting classic books as the basis of the argument
引用经书,根据典籍。语本《后汉书.荀爽传》"爽皆引据大义,正之经典。"
yǐn () jīng () jù/jū diǎn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

但耶稣用的是引经据典法。

Yet Jesus Himself used the key text method.

就在这节骨眼上,***者还是引经据典,从垃圾扯到毒素,从烟头掉入下水道谝到吸烟危害鸟类,呼吁进一步的“禁锢主义”。

Even then campaigners called for further illiberalism, citing everything from litter to toxins from cigarette butts leaching into groundwater and the harm smoking allegedly does to birds.