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178页(248字)
比喻美化、掩饰丑恶的东西来欺骗他人,例坏人尽管替自己涂脂抹粉,但总掩饰不了其丑恶的本质。
Undesirable elements do everything to whitewash themselves,but no matter how hard they try,the ugly nature of their innate character cannot be concealed.