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小懲大誡 xiǎo chéng dà jiè 基本例句语法情感出处 lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot idiom; to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition惩:惩罚;诫:警告,劝告。有小过失就惩戒,使受到教训而不致犯大错误。近义小惩大戒悖入非无悖出时,临歧知悔已嫌迟。小懲大誡由来说,到底贪官不可为。 ◎蔡东藩;许廑父《民国通俗演义》第七一回联合式;作谓语;宾语;含褒义。《周易·系辞下》:“小惩而大诫,此小人之福也。” |