相形见绌是什么意思(道德与之相形见绌是什么意思)

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“相形见绌”，汉语成语，意思是指和同类的事物相比较显出不足（appear deficient in comparison），可以翻译为“ overshadow，pale by [in] comparison或prove inferior by contrast”。

例句：

zhè shì gè yǒu qù de jù běn，kě gēn tā de qí tā jù běn yī bǐ jiù xiāng xíng jiàn chù

这是个有趣的剧本，可跟他的其他剧本一比就相形见绌。

It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.

tā yǔ tā jiě jie xiāng bǐ zǒng shì xiāng xíng jiàn chù

他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.

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