appear better than it is 虚有其表
分类: 英语学习方法
“虚有其表”,汉语成语,意思是空有好看的外表,实际上不怎么样,表示有名无实。可以翻译为“appear better than it is,be good in appearance only,或look impressive but lack real worth”等。
例句:
他是个绣花枕头,虚有其表。
He is a person of outward attraction but little worth.
他们的富有是虚有其表。
Their affluence is more apparent than real.