| 释义 |
数典忘祖shǔ diǎn wàng zǔbe ignorant of the history of one’s own country; forget one’s own ancestors (/ancestral tradition/origins); give all the historical facts except those about one’s own ancestors
❍ 籍谈不能对。宾出，王曰：“籍又其无后乎？数典而忘其祖。” (《左传·昭十五年》) Ji Tan could not reply; and when his guests went out,the King said，“Mr Ji will not,we may anticipate,leave any pos terity. He must have numbered the archives,and yet he has forgotten(the work of)his ancestors!” 数典忘祖give all the historical facts except about one’s own ancestors; forget one’s own roots;be ignorant of the history of one’s own country 数典忘祖shǔ diǎn wànɡ zǔ典：典籍。数着典籍，却忘了自己的祖先的事。比喻忘本。forget one’s own origins, be ignorant of the history of one’s own country, disown one’s forefather |