Don't gild the lily.
——William Shakespeare
不要给百合花镀金(画蛇添足)。
——威廉·莎士比亚
一、关于lily,你应该知道的用法有
adj.
洁白的;纯洁的 resembling a lily in fairness, purity, or fragility
The sylphid shrugged her lily shoulders with a look of scorn.
小仙女耸耸雪白的肩膀,露出轻蔑的神情。
n.
1.【植】百合;类似百合的植物 a large white or brightly coloured flower with petals that curl back from the centre. There are many types of lily.
She was fair and pure as a lily that had bloomed in Paradise.
她如同天堂中开放的百合一样娇好纯真。
2.纯洁的人;洁白之物 pure people, white stuff
二、你知道lily和哪些词更搭吗?
gild the lily
画蛇添足,多此一举
paint the lily
画蛇添足,多此一举
water lily
n.[植]荷花,睡莲
belladonna lily
孤莲花
day lily
n.[植]萱草属植物
lily family
百合科
三、接下来,做个填词游戏吧
Across the Natiao mountain, when you care about over the grass, then beam the wild ____ white?
跨过那条山间的时候,你是否在意过草丛中,那束洁白的野百合?
lily of the valley
n.[植] 铃兰
pond lily
n.[植]睡莲
sea lily
n.[动]海百合
annunciation lily
n. [植]白色百合花
avalanche lily
山赤莲
easter lily
n.复活节百合花