汉英词典
MEANING OF 人浮于事
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
浮 exceed / The original referring to the talents of the company over the level of the company / There are too many people in the work in the work
语本《礼记．坊记》"故君子与其使食浮于人也，宁使人浮于食。"郑玄注"食谓禄也。在上曰浮。禄胜己则近贪，己胜禄则近廉。"原谓人的职位高过其所得俸禄的等级，即廉以自守之意◇多以"人浮于事"谓人员过多或人多事少。
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