意思是站在水边想得到鱼,不如回家去结网。比喻只有愿望而没有措施,对事情毫无好处。
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《淮南子·说林训》:“临河而羡鱼,不如归家结网。”《汉书·董仲书传》:“临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网。”
古人有言曰:“临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网。”(《汉书·董仲书传》)
渊:深潭;羡:希望得到。意思是站在水边想得到鱼,不如回家去结网。比喻只有愿望而没有措施,对事情毫无好处。
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例 is better to return home and weave net than standing by water and admiring fishes;one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims; It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand; It is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book]比喻空怀壮志,不如实实在在地付诸于行动。
英 It is better to return home and weave net than standing by water and admiring fishes; one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims; It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand; It is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book;
❶ 见“临河羡鱼”。
❶ 比喻虽有愿望,但只凭空妄想,难收实效。参见「临河羡鱼」条。成语
引 《汉书·卷五六·董仲舒传》:「古人有言曰:『临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网。』今临政而愿治七十余岁矣,不如退而更化。」