"pave the road to hell" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 为地狱铺路

Definition

出于好意或善意的行为无意中带来不良后果或伤害。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比喻性表达，强调单有好心没有好结果时常用。常以“为地狱铺路的是善意”出现。正式/书面语，避免字面理解。

Examples

They tried to help, but they paved the road to hell by making things worse.

他们想帮忙，但他们无意中**为地狱铺路**，使事情更糟。

Sometimes, strict rules pave the road to hell by creating new problems.

有时，严格的规定**为地狱铺路**，带来新问题。

Their good wishes accidentally paved the road to hell for the whole team.

他们的好意无意中**为地狱铺路**，害了全队。

"Be careful," he said, "Sometimes trying to fix things just paves the road to hell."

“小心点，”他说，“有时试图解决问题只会**为地狱铺路**。”

Good intentions alone can pave the road to hell if you ignore the consequences.

如果忽视后果，单靠好心也可能**为地狱铺路**。

He wanted to save money, but cutting corners ended up paving the road to hell at the company.

他想省钱，结果偷工减料反而**为地狱铺路**，公司陷入麻烦。