| 釋義 |
舍本逐末shě běn zhú mòattend to the superficials (/trivialities/trifles) and neglect the essentials (/fundamentals); divagate; dwell on side issues; grasp the shadow instead of the substance;penny wise,pound foolish; run after the lessimportant things,forgetting the important
? 他故意～，以便阻撓談判的進展。He deliberately dwelled on side issues to obtruct the progress of the negotiation. 舍本逐末attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials 舍本逐末shě běn zhú mò舍：放棄；本：指樹根；逐：追求；末：樹梢。形容辦事不從根本上著手，而在細枝末節(jié)上下工夫。比喻本末倒置。attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials, grasp the shadow instead of the substance, lose the substance for the shadow |