出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第79页(230字)
指树立石碑,记载传记,以扩大个人的声望,例军阀当政者雇用一批文人为其树碑立传,企图将劣迹当做荣耀而传扬千古。
The warlords in power hired scholars to sing their praises and build up their public image for future generations to emulate.