明珠暗投
书籍:汉英成语词典
更新时间:2018-12-03 22:36:14
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272页(468字)
①比喻有才能的人没有得到重用,或好人误入歧途,例抗战期间,遗留在沦陷区的一些富有才智的人为敌伪效力,真是明珠暗投。
During the Anti-Japanese War,some capable people in the occupied areas worked for the enemy.What a waste of ability like bright pearls cast into darkness!
②比喻珍贵的东西落到不识货的人手里,例一枚精雕细刻的象牙图章,落在一个目不识丁的人手里,岂非明珠暗投?
Would the true value be appreciated,if a daintily carved ivory seal fell into the hands of an illiterate?