- 導(dǎo)致將來吃大虧的暫時(shí)享受
- 付出巨大代價(jià)得到的物質(zhì)享受
- 眼前小利
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mess of pottage中文什么意思
例句與用法
- The russians have long regretted selling alaska to the americans for a mess of pottage
俄國人對把阿拉斯加廉價(jià)割讓給美國人一直感到懊悔。 - It was said that by joining the common market britain would be giving away her national rights and advantages for a mess of pottage
據(jù)說英國參加共同市場是為了一碗紅豆湯而損害國家的利益。
英文釋義
名詞- anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"
百科釋義
A mess of pottage is something of little value for which something of great value is foolishly and carelessly exchanged, alluding to Esau's sale of his birthright for a meal of lentil stew ("pottage") in . The phrase connotes shortsightedness and misplaced priorities, the exchange of something immediately attractive for something more distant and perhaps less tangible but in the last analysis infinitely more valuable.
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