虎假虎威假是什么意思

中国文化词汇

狐假虎威

说到狐狸

大家会想到什么呢

似乎现在大家对狐狸的印象都还不错

也许有人和我一样

会想到

小王子里那只启发爱的小狐狸

还有上过热搜的武大小狐狸——珞珞

觉得它们很可爱很漂亮

虎假虎威假是什么意思

(图片为武大小狐狸——珞珞本珞)

可若回头看看中国古代狐狸的形象时

狐狸精、狐朋狗原由网友这些词绝对会被提及

狐狸又成了魅惑、狡猾、奸诈的代名词

其负面形象

从“狐假虎威”这个词也能充分看出

敲黑板,划重点

狐假虎威

含义:

狐狸借老虎之威吓退百兽。比喻依仗别人的势力来恐吓人。

英译:

参考一:the fox assumes the tiger's might

参考二:the fox borrows the tiger's terror – bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections

参考三:borrow power to do evil

参考四:swagger about in borrowed plumes

参考五:browbeat others by virtue of sb else's influence

虎假虎威假是什么意思

狐假虎威

出处】

出自《战国策楚策一》:

虎求百兽而食之。得狐。

狐曰:“子无敢食我也。天帝使我长百兽,今子食我,是逆天帝命也。子以我为不信,吾为子先行,子随我后,观百兽之见我而敢不走乎?”

虎以为然,故遂与之行。兽见之皆走。虎不知兽畏己而走也,以为畏狐也。

今译:

一只老虎寻觅百兽作为食物。它抓住了一只狐狸。

狐狸说:“你不敢吞掉我。天帝已经命令我为百兽的首领,现在你要吃了我,是违反天帝的命令。你认为我是不可信的,那么我走在你的前面,你跟随在我的后面,看百兽看www.58yuanyou.com见我而有敢于不逃跑的吗?”

老虎信以为真,于是就跟在狐狸后面与他一起行走。百兽看见//www.58yuanyou.com它们都跑掉了。老虎不知道百兽是惧怕自己才逃跑的,以为是惧怕狐狸呢。

英译:

A tiger caught a fox while looking for any beast that might come his way and fall a prey to him.

"Don't you dare eat me!" said the fox. "The Emperor of Heaven has made me king of the beasts. You eat me and原由网 you will be going against His orders. If you don't believe what I say, just let me lead the way and you follow close behind. Then we'll see if they all flee or not at the sight of me."

The tiger agreed to the idea, and so the two of them set off together. When the other beasts saw them coming, they all turned tail. Not realizing it was he that was the cause of their panic-stricken flight, the tiger tho原由网ught they were afraid of the fox.

小编有话说:

大家好,我是【中国文化词汇】栏目的小编Leah,本期选择的是“狐假虎威”,这个故事耳熟能详,但是我之前考研准备期间英译其故事时,还是觉得不简单,所以分享给大家,一起学习呀!

你们有没有想分享的关于狐狸的成语,如果有的话可以分享到留言区哦,我们下期见!

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