all that glitters is not gold

短语

金玉其外，败絮其中

发音

US

别名

all that glisters is not gold all that glitters

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.

    金玉其外，败絮其中

    败絮其中

    虚有其表

    发光的不都是金子

词源

Calque of Latin nōn omne quod nitet aurum est (“not all that shines is gold”). Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations.

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