大而无当 [
dà ér wú dàng]
large but impractical
big but useless
unwieldy
- 别用那些大而无当的经济学名词,遮蔽人民群众素朴的双眼了。
The other thing with those economics term shelter moved the eyes of the masses. - 否则,简单的面积扩大会显出住房的低矮,从而使人产生“大而无当”的压抑感。
Otherwise, what simple area enlarge congress shows housing is low, make the person arises thereby " large but impractical " depressive feeling. - 她眼睛并不顶大,可是灵活温柔,反衬得许多女人的大眼睛只像政治家讲的大话,大而无当。
Not especially large, her eyes were lively and gentle, making the big eyes of many women seem like the big talk of politicians—big and useless.