以公报私yǐ gōng bào sī假借公事的名义来达到个人的目的:原来这贾瑞最是个图便宜,没行止的人,每在学中~,勒索子弟们请他。(九·204) 以公报私公报私仇yǐ gōng bào sīuse one’s position to gain personal interests; further one’s private ends by means of official resources ❍ 原来这贾瑞最是个图便宜没行止的人,每在学中~,勒索子弟们请他; ……(《红楼梦》111) This Jia Rui was a spineless,unprincipled character who,as a means of obliging the boys to treat him,always displayed the most shameless favouritism in his settlement of classroom disputes. |