多一事不如少一事谓图省心省事。也说 “多一事不如省一事”。清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第四十五回: “你也是个明白人,何必作‘司马牛之叹?’你才说的也是,‘多一事不如省一事。’”清·刘鹗《老残游记》第十二回:“现在国家正当多事之秋,那王公大臣只是恐怕耽处分,多一事不如少一事,弄得百事俱废,将来又是怎样个了局?”茅盾《腐蚀》: “陈胖子在三天前装作偶然而来,并且好像无意中提到了那件事……而终于归结到 ‘多一事不如少一事’,——哈哈,这不活像是个 ‘与世无争’ 的隐士的口吻?” 少吃咸鱼少口干——多一事不如少一事咸鱼吃多了,会觉得口渴。喻事情越少越好。 多一事不如少一事旧时的一种处世哲学,认为少做事可以少惹麻烦。指能不管、不做的事应尽量不管、不做。 也作“多一事不如省一事”。 多一事不如少一事duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì指多管闲事,不如少管为妙。指少管事就少惹麻烦。 【例】蕙儿是我生的,我养大的,难道我管不得?我就该眼睁睁看着她死?我晓得你的脾气,你是多一事不如少一事。你害怕麻烦。(巴金《春》) 也作〔多一事不如少一事,少一事不如没有事〕。 【例】一旦出了差错,主持人得兜着,何苦来呢?“多一事不如少一事,少一事不如没有事。”(单学鹏《奔腾的大海》) 多一事不如少一事多一事不如省一事duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shìavoid trouble wherever possible; do not meet trouble halfway; let things slide whenever possible; the less trouble the better ❍ 向来主张~的赵举人也在茶馆里发表违反自家主张的议论: …… (叶圣陶《倪焕之》267) Even the county graduate Mr Zhao,who had always urged people to avoid trouble rather than make it unnecessarily,now propounded argu ments in the tea-house that were quite at variance with this principle of his: …/你才说的也是,“多一事不如省一事”。(《红楼梦》560)Of course,you were right just now in saying that it’s better not to put people to too much trouble. ❍ 你素日肯劝我~,自己保养保养也是好的。(《红楼梦》956) You’ve always advised me to let things slide whenever possible,to get more rest and keep fit./“不必就去起诉吧,”赵举人向来主张~;…… (叶圣陶《倪焕之》157) “You don’t need to go so far as taking him to court straight away,” said the county graduate,who always held that one upset less was preferable to one upset more,…/而宁愿放任各种缺点、错误在党内存在,采取“得过且过”,“~”,敷衍了事的态度,然而却又在背地里去议论人家,…… (刘少奇《论共产党员的修养》67) They would rather leave the shortcomings and mistakes alone,taking the attitude of “getting by” and “the less trouble the better”,but at the same time they talk about comrades behind their backs. 多一事不如少一事duo yi shi bu ru shao yi shithe less trouble,the better 多一事不如少一事duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì〔其他〕 指多管事不如少管事。刘少奇《论共产党员修养》9:“某些同志不敢破除情面,不敢得罪别人……而宁愿放任各种缺点、错误在党内存在,采取‘得过且过’、‘~’、敷衍了事的态度,然而却又在背地里去议论人家,这对于党是无益有害的。” △ 用于处事的态度方面。 【近义】多此一举 〖反义〗见义勇为。 也作“多一事不如省一事”。 |