风向草偃的意思_成语大全

拼音：fēng xiàng cǎo yǎn

注音：ㄈㄥㄒㄧㄤˋㄘㄠˇㄧㄢˇ

解释：偃：卧倒，倒伏。风一吹草就倒下。比喻庶民被德教感化而顺从君主。也比喻有声望的人言行影响世态俗情。

出处：晋·葛洪《抱朴子·审举》：“引用驽庸，以为党援，而望风向草偃，庶事之康，何异悬瓦砾而责夜光，弦不调而索清音哉！”

英语：the inferiors imitate the superiors

单字解释：风向草偃

成语接龙风向草偃 ↣ 偃武息戈

出处详解

晋·葛洪《抱朴子·审举》：“引用驽庸，以为党援，而望风向草偃，庶事之康，何异悬瓦砾而责夜光，弦不调而索清音哉！”

英文解释

Yan: lie down, lie down. The grass fell when the wind blew. It refers to the common people being influenced by morality and obedience to the monarch. It is also a metaphor for the words and deeds of prestigious people to affect the state and customs of the world.