汉英词典
MEANING OF 贻笑大方
贻笑大方
(貽笑大方)
to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock
贻笑 Make people laugh / 大方 Originally refers to people who know the great road, later refers to people who have extensive knowledge or expertise / Instruct the insider to laugh
语出《庄子·秋水》吾长见笑于大方之家”◇指被内行嗤笑班门弄斧，贻笑大方｜发表这样浅薄的见解，必定贻笑大方。
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杰克：不懂装懂反而可能贻笑大方。 Jack: Try to avoid the possible duplicate answer if you can. | ||
我是个外行，我说的话可能贻笑大方，可我还是要说几句。 I'm a layman. What I'm going to say may expose myself to ridicule, yet I still want to say a few words. | ||
第二，有身份的中国人宁死也不能不戴手表，假如我不戴的话就会贻笑大方。 Second, no respectable Chinese executive would be caught dead without a wristwatch, and I would look foolish without one. | ||
而里克·佩里曾因提出在边境的一些崎岖之地“建航空机场”比修围墙要划算的建议而被人贻笑大方。 Rick Perry was pilloried for suggesting that in some rugged areas, more "aviation assets in the ground" might be better than fencing. | ||
