汉英词典
MEANING OF 欲盖弥彰
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
盖 hidden / 弥 more / 彰 obvious / I tried to cover up the truth of the bad thing, but the result became more obvious
语出《左传·昭公三十一年》或求名而不得，或欲盖而名章，惩不义也。”后因指想要掩盖过失或坏事的真相，结果却暴露得更加明显。
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