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"tail wagging the dog" in Chinese (Traditional)

本末倒置

Definition

這個表達用於小部分或次要部分在主導整體,而不是相反。它指細節或小羣體對更大或更重要事物影響過大的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來批評權力倒置的情形,常在非正式語境下用,尤其是在政治或商業情境('本末倒置')。比喻小事主導重要事務,語氣多帶負面。

Examples

The small committee is making all the decisions. It's the tail wagging the dog.

那個小委員會做了所有決定。這就是**本末倒置**。

Letting one loud voice decide for everyone is the tail wagging the dog.

讓一個大嗓門替大家做主就是**本末倒置**。

The side project gets all the funding—truly a tail wagging the dog situation.

側專案獲得所有資金——這完全是**本末倒置**。

Some say the media is the tail wagging the dog in our elections.

有人說媒體纔是我們選舉中的**本末倒置**。

It feels like the tail wagging the dog whenever small issues get more attention than the big problems.

每當小問題比大問題受到更多關注時,就像是**本末倒置**。

When a minor player controls the whole game, you know it's the tail wagging the dog.

當不起眼的角色主導整個遊戲時,這就是**本末倒置**。