以儆效尤yǐ jǐng xiào yóuas a warning to others;so as to deter anyone from committing the same mistake (/sin/crime); warn others against fol lowing a bad example
❍ 我以为各人均应先打屁股百下，～。(鲁迅《准风月谈·文床秋梦》) In my opinion,first of all each should be beaten on the buttocks hundred times in order to warn against bad examples. 以儆效尤yǐ jǐnɡ xiào yóu以：用；儆：告诫，警告；尤：过失，错误。效尤：学着做坏事。拿严肃处理坏人坏事的办法来告诫那些学做坏事的人。make an example of sb., as a warning to others, warn others against following a bad example |