汉英词典
MEANING OF 三人成虎
三人成虎
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
Three people lied about the presence of tigers in the city, and those who heard it believed it / Metaphorically speaking, if there are more people, people can treat rumors as facts
比喻谣言重复多次，就能使人信以为真。《战国策．魏策二》"庞葱与太子质于邯郸，谓魏王曰'今一人言市有虎，王信之乎？'王曰'否。''二人言市有虎，王信之乎？'王曰'寡人疑之矣。''三人言市有虎，王信之乎？'王曰'寡人信之矣。'庞葱曰'夫市之无虎明矣，然而三人言而成虎。今邯郸去大梁也远于市，而议臣者过于三人矣。愿王察之矣。'"又《秦策三》"闻'三人成虎，十夫揉椎，众口所移，毋翼而飞。'"亦作"三人成市虎"。《淮南子．说山训》"众议成林，无翼而飞，三人成市虎，一里能挠椎。"
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