Traduction :
in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others
Référence :
儆:使人警醒,不犯错误;效:仿效,效法;尤:过失。指处理一个坏人或一件坏事,用来警告那些学着做坏事的人。
Origine :
《左传·庄公二十一年》:“郑伯效尤,其亦将有咎!”
Exemple :
我以为各人均应先打屁股百下,~。(鲁迅《准风月谈·文床秋梦》)
Annotation :
以儆效尤1
1. yǐjǐngxiàoyóu :
[EN] in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others