汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 本末
běn mò
本末
the whole course of an event from beginning to end / ins and outs / the fundamental and the incidental
前后 全过程 原委 源流 首尾 前前后后 来龙去脉 事由 前因后果 始末 起讫
始终
①树的下部和上部，东西和底部和顶部，比喻事情从头到尾的经过详述～。②比喻主要的与次要的～颠倒。
本 běn 末 mò
COMMON WORDS WITH 本末
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse
舍本逐末 ( 捨本逐末 )
shě běn zhú mò
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
( 捨本逐末 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

辽代，据《辽史》、《辽史纪事本末》及《续资治通鉴》等，共开进士科57次，产生状元57人。

Liao Dynasty, according to "Liao History", "Liao shi Chronicle cart before the horse" and "continued restructure" and so on, were moved into Jinshi 57 times, resulting in Mandarin 57.

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