英语词组:window dressing

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儒琴英语词组(English Phrase of the Day)

window dressing

英文解释
1)the arrangement of an attractive display in a shop window
2)an adroit but superficial or actually misleading presentation of something, designed to create a favorable impression;the act or an instance of making something appear deceptively attractive or favorable; something used to create a deceptively favorable or attractive impression.

中文解释
字面上说,window dressing (橱窗装饰)是商店为了吸引顾客而做的展示。引申意义:这个短语通常是批评假装采取行动而不是做一些有意义的事情。
1)橱窗装饰艺术;在商店橱窗中布置吸引人的展品
2)粉饰;弄虚作假;装饰门面;修饰外表;看着很有吸引力虚假的东西

中文解释
Colleges should also invite speakers who reflect diverse viewpoints—and not merely as academic window dressing. —Chronicle of Higher Education
大学还应该邀请那些反映不同观点的演讲者,而不仅仅是为了粉饰学术。——高等教育编年史

“… only when Republican policy proposals catch up to their rhetoric will we have an opportunity for real solutions. Until then, the middle class will never believe that these new Republican talking points are anything but window dressing.” —Senator Charles Schumer.
“…只有当共和党的政策建议跟上他们的言辞,我们才有机会找到真正的解决方案。在那之前,中产阶级永远不会相信共和党的这些新论点。这些新论点只不过是装饰门面而已。”——参议员查尔斯•舒默(Charles Schumer)。

window dressing