衣冠优孟楚相孙叔敖死，优孟着孙叔敖衣冠，摹仿其神态动作楚庄王及左右不能辨以为孙叔敖复生。事见《史记滑稽列传》。后因称登场演戏为“衣冠优孟”。[查看详情]

邯郸学步比喻一味模仿别人非但没有学到别人的长处反倒失去了自身的特色。例论文要得文中天邯郸学步终不然。——宋姜夔《送项平甫倅池阳》英imitate others slavishly and thus lose one's individuality;也作“学步邯郸”[查看详情]

鹦鹉学舌鹦鹉学人讲话。常指那些人云亦云无所创新的人，含有贬义。英repeat mechanically in the manner of a trained parrot; parrot;[查看详情]

粉墨登场妆化好了，上台演戏。比喻人们开始在社会上、政坛上等活动起来(含贬义)英ascend the stage with powder and rouge make-up; do one's costume and appear on the stage;[查看详情]

东施效颦《庄子天运》中故事美女西施因病而皱着眉头邻居丑女见了觉得很美就学西施也皱起眉头，结果显得更丑。后人称这个丑女为东施。用“东施效颦”比喻盲目模仿别人结果适得其反。英play the ape; blind imitationwith ludicrous effect; look all the uglier by miimicking[查看详情]