gild the lily 也=paint the lily = 不恰当和过分修饰=画蛇添足 参阅 莎士比亚的戏剧 King John (4:2): "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily :参考资料:http://www.answers.com/topic/gild-the-lily
paint the lily 复制词条 添加到我的生词本画蛇添足,多此一举英英解释 2个动词解释 1. adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
[同] gild the lily, paint the lily 2. make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
[同] gild the lily, paint the lily参考资料:http://dict.hjenglish.com/w/paint%20the%20lily