整理/谭思静 制图/董怡璇
金相玉质
像黄金一样的外表、美玉一样的质地,比喻从外表到品质都非常优美。
The Look of Gold and the Texture of Jade
This metaphor is used to describe anybody or anything that is very beautiful both internally and externally.
引例 若刀笔之中而得志行,是则金相玉质,内外俱美,实为人宝也。(《周书·苏绰传》)(如果掌管文案的官吏有突出的志向操行,这样的人就是金相玉质,里外都美,实在是人中瑰宝。)
If a person in charge of official documents displays outstanding aspiration and virtue, he is assuredly endowed with the look of gold and the texture of jade, a man of fine appearance and character. Such a man is a valuable asset, indeed! (The History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties)
【责任编辑:陈卓,王素洁,胡文利】