郢書燕說yǐng shū yān shuōgive a farfetched (/strained)interpretation;give strained interpretations and draw farfetched analogies; read too much intosth; misinterpret the original meaning
? ～，不幸而傳，則文獻(xiàn)之禍也已。(清·全祖望《周躄室事辨誣》) If such distorted interpretations and farfetched analogies were unfortunately spread out,it would be a calamity to literature and history. 郢書燕說ying shu yan shuoa letter from the State of Chu was explained by the people in the State of Yan—distorted interpretation of the original 郢書燕說yǐnɡ shū yàn shuō郢：戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)楚國(guó)的都城。對(duì)于郢地的書信，燕國(guó)的國(guó)相作了另外的解說。比喻牽強(qiáng)附會(huì)，曲解原意。distorted interpretation, give a farfetched interpretation |