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261页(249字)
比喻惩罚一人来警诫另外的人,例对孩童的教育,绝不能使用杀鸡儆猴的方式,应依其个别差异耐心教导。
To teach children one must never use the punishment of one as a warning to others One must give careful guidance according to each child's temperament.