一纸空文 meaning in English
a mere scrap of paper; a bit of waste paper; (just) a useless scrap of paper; empty phrases on a scrap of waste paper; empty words on a sheet of paper; in a mere sheet of document; remain a dead letter 短语和例子
Examples
- The will itself is made a dead letter .
遗嘱本身成了一纸空文了。 - His orders were issued into a vacuum, so to speak .
他的命令在某种程度上等于一纸空文。 - This agreement , if not implemented , is a mere scrap of paper .
这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 - Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation .
法律如果没有法院来详细说明和解释其真正意义和作用，就是一纸空文。 - At all times we must see the reality and not as in the manner of our predecessors, be diverged by the words .
在任何时候，我们都必须正视现实，而不要象我们的前人那样，为一纸空文弄得晕头转向。