separate the wheat from the chaff

短语

分清良莠

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To select only that which is of value.

    分清良莠

    习语 不及物

词源

The figurative sense is by extension from the literal sense, which is threshing. Because threshing has been an important activity for humans for thousands of years, it is well represented both in folk wisdom and (relatedly) in the Bible; for example, Matthew 3:12.

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