三顾茅庐什么意思(三顾茅庐的意思和造句)
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“三顾茅庐”,汉语成语,字面意思是“pay three visits to the thatched cottage”,原为刘备拜访诸葛亮的故事。后人用“三顾茅庐”来比喻诚心实意地一再邀请。可以翻译为“invite someone with complete sincerity,repeatedly request somebody to take up a post”。
例句:
我们三顾茅庐才请到老先生做我们的学术顾问。
Only at our earnest and repeated requests did the old scholar agree to be our academic councilor.