字词 | 百足之虫,死而不僵 |
释义 | 弘景曰: ‘此虫甚多,寸寸断之,亦便寸行。故《鲁连子》云: “百足之虫,死而不僵”’)。{centipede continues to move even when cut into pieces (Compendium of Materia Medica·Centipede: Hongjing said, ‘There are many such insects which still wriggle when cut into inch-long sections. Thus Lulianzi has this to say, ‘A centipede still moves even when it is dead.’);}现用来比喻人或集团虽已失败,但其势力和影响依然存在(多含贬义{oft. derog.})。{(fig.) after a person or group has failed his or its influence still lingers; old institutions die hard} |
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