单词 | all that glitters is not gold |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with All that glitters is not goldall that glitters is not gold Something attractive is not always what it seems, as in This house is really beautiful, but a close look will show dry rot near the foundation—all that glitters is not gold. Aesop stated the same idea in two of his fables (c. 600 b.c.), and a version close to the current wording appeared in 1175. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All that glitters is not goldThings that appear on the surface to be of great value may be quite worthless. Words nearby All that glitters is not goldall systems go, all talk (and no action), all-terrain bike, all-terrain vehicle, all that, All that glitters is not gold, all the, all the best, all the better, All the King's Men, all the rage The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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