在线词典

郑人买履

用来讽刺只信教条,不顾实际的人。

拼音
zhèng rén mǎi lǚ
解释
用来讽刺只信教条,不顾实际的人。
近义词
生搬硬套、死搬教条
反义词
随机应变见机行事
英文释义
(lit.) the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom); (fig.) disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea