"empty suit" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 徒有其表的人
• 无能的高管

Definition

“Empty suit” 指那些看起来很重要但实际上没有能力或内容的人，通常指管理层或高级职位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属非正式、带贬义。多用来讽刺只会摆架子的高层。不要用于正式或正面的场合。

Examples

Many employees think the new manager is just an empty suit.

许多员工觉得新经理只是个**徒有其表的人**。

The company hired an empty suit to lead the project.

公司雇了一位**徒有其表的人**来领导这个项目。

Don't be fooled by his title; he's just an empty suit.

别被他的头衔骗了，他就是个**徒有其表的人**。

Everyone at the meeting could tell he was just another empty suit with no real power.

会议上的每个人都看得出他只是又一个**无能的高管**，没有实权。

The board wanted a leader, but what they got was an empty suit who never makes decisions.

董事会想要一位领导，但他们只得到了一个从不做决定的**无能的高管**。

She talks a good game, but to me she's just an empty suit.

她说得头头是道，但在我看来她只是个**徒有其表的人**。