汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
一言以蔽之
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
蔽 Shadow, extension is summarized / Using a sentence to summarize
总之 总而言之 总的说来
用一句话来概括。语出《论语·为政》诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰思无邪”。
一 yī 言 yán 以 yǐ 蔽 bì 之 zhī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一言以蔽之，软件。

In a word, software.

一言以蔽之，管理不是一份职业。

In short, management is not a profession.

一言以蔽之，坏消息是投资者最好的朋友。

In short, bad news is an investor's best friend.

总之我们要全面看待孔孟，不一言以蔽之全盘否定或全盘肯定。

In short we have a holistic view of Confucius and Mencius, not a word, or negate the overall positive.

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