生活中,我们经常遇到一些耳熟能详,甚至习以为常的词汇,却不知道英文中有没有相应的地道表达。因此,中译君邀请中译公司战斗在翻译市场第一线的资深译员,每天和大家分享一个常用词汇的英语表达。
看过之后你可能会发现:哎哟,这个表达竟然和我想的完全不一样耶!
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smoke and mirrors
虚幻
释义:
Something that is described as smoke and mirrors is intended to make you believe that something is being done or is true when it is not.
虚幻
例句:
Celebrity image is built on smoke and mirrors.
名人的形象不过都是虚幻。