词汇 "gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary" 在中文的含义
"gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary" 在英语中是什么意思？与 Lingoland 一起探索这个词的含义、发音及具体用法
gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary
US /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti wɪˈðaʊt əˈbɪlɪti ɪz wɜrs ðæn pleɪn ˈbɛɡəri/
UK /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti wɪˈðaʊt əˈbɪlɪti ɪz wɜːs ðæn pleɪn ˈbɛɡəri/
成语
虚有其表的斯文而无真才实学，比讨饭还糟糕
it is better to be poor and honest than to have high social status or refined manners without the skills or means to support oneself
示例:
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He tries to maintain a high-class lifestyle despite having no income, but gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.
尽管没有收入，他仍试图维持高层生活，但虚有其表的斯文而无真才实学，比讨饭还糟糕。
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Don't just act like a gentleman; learn a trade, for gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.
不要只是装绅士，去学门手艺吧，因为虚有其表的斯文而无真才实学，比讨饭还糟糕。