虚有其表 meaning in English
look impressive but lack real worth; appear better than it is; apple of sodom; attractive or imposing only in his [its; her] outside appearance; dead sea apple; deceptively handsome; good in appearance only -- to appear better than it is; good looks without substantial ability [competence; aptitude]; one's qualifications are superficial.; merely ornamental without solidity
Examples
- Madame merle was not superficial-not she .
梅尔夫人决不虚有其表，她是表里如一的。 - You have a superficial brightness that can fool some people but underneath you're empty .
你这个人好象很精明，能唬得了人，可是虚有其表。 - She told philip that his friend had no talent really; it was just flashy and superficial .
她对菲利浦说，他的朋友其实并没有什么才华，他只是虚有其表和浅薄无知而已。 - In his turning, the center of the whole earth shifted, making of space a sheer void and a mockery of order, and balance, and time .
在他翻转时，地球的中心转移了，把空间变成了一个十足的真空，把秩序、平衡和时间变成了虚有其表的东西。 - His fine clothes are a mere facade , facade
他漂亮的衣着只是虚有其表而已。