a red herring
基本解释
- 燻青魚;轉移人們注意力的東西
英汉例句
- But that is a red herring.
但那是一塊燙手的山芋。 - Still, many physicists pointed out it could yet prove to be a red herring.
許多物理學家還是指出它仍可能鋻定爲是轉移注意力的東西。 - Calculation is a red herring in engineering - what's important is an architectural understanding of space.
計算在工程上是容易誤導人的事——因爲重要的是建築師對空間的理解。 - Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.
- The carried interest tax issue, however, is a red herring and a topic for another time.
FORBES: Does the IRS Have Its Mitts on Romney's Foreign Accounts? - Shaking my head in bewilderment, it occurred to me: Could this be a red herring?
FORBES: Yves Saint Laurent: Re-Branding An Icon - But the "verification gap" is a red herring, a problem of Mr. Obama's own making.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The illusory verification gap