汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 以貌取人
以貌取人
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
Depending on the appearance to discriminate one of the qualities
任人唯贤
只凭外貌来衡量人的品质和才能。据《史记．仲尼弟子列传》载淡台灭明，字子羽，状貌甚恶。欲事孔子，孔子以为材薄。子羽受业孔门后，退而修行，南游至江，从弟子三百人，名施乎诸侯。孔子闻之，乃曰"以貌取人，失之子羽。"此言子羽貌恶而行高。按，《韩非子．显学》云"淡台子羽，君子之容也，仲尼几而取之，与处久而行不称其貌。"说与《史记》异。
以 yǐ 貌 mào 取 qǔ 人 rén
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