玩物喪志wán wù sàng zhìexcessive attention to trivialities weakens a man’s will; play through life and have no serious ambition;riding a hobby saps one’s will to make progress;sap one’s spirit by seeking pleasures; trifle with curios (/playthings)and lose one’s lofty aspirations
? 玩人喪德，～。(《尚書·旅獒》) By trifling with men he ruins his virtue;by finding his amusement in things he ruins his aims.
? 無產(chǎn)階級的革命戰(zhàn)士是反對這些“～”的東西的。(楊沫《青春之歌》208) A revolutionary fighter of the proletariat sets no store by such trifles because,as the saying goes:“Delight in trivialities weakens a man’s will. ” 玩物喪志wán wù sānɡ zhì玩：玩賞；喪：失去。形容只顧玩賞自己所喜愛的東西，就會使上進心消磨掉。excessive attention to trivia saps the will, fool around without serious pursuits, a trifle with playthings and lose one’s lofty aspirations |