汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 敲门砖
敲门砖 (敲門磚)
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient / to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
The bricks that knocked on the door were abandoned after the door was knocked open / An analogy of a preliminary tool for fame and fortune
比喻谋求名利的初步工具,一达目的,即可抛弃清朝人称八股文为敲门砖”,因为得到功名,就如打开了门,砖即无用|读书是一辈子的事,不能把它当作敲门砖。
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