◎ 三从四德 sāncóng-sìdé[the three obediences obey her father before marriage, her husband when married, and her sons in widowhood and the four virtues (morality, proper speech, modest manner and diligent work) of women in ancient China;spiritual fetters of wifely submission and virtue imposed on women in feudal society] 古代中国妇女应有的品德。三从是未嫁从父、既嫁从夫、夫死从子,四德是妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功(妇女的品德、辞令、仪态、女工) -----------------国语辞典:三从指在家从父、出嫁从夫、夫死从子。四德指妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功。三从四德指旧时社会妇女所应具备的德性。元.关汉卿《救风尘.第一折》:「待装个老实学三从四德,争奈是匪妓都三心二意,端的是哪里是三梢末尾?」《红楼梦.第四七回》:「我听见你替你老爷说媒来了。你倒也三从四德的,只是这贤惠也太过了。」也作「四德三从」。
◎ 叠床架屋 diéchuáng-jiàwū[nedless duplication as piling one bed upon another or building one house on top of another;senseless piling up of phrases] 床上叠床,屋上架屋。比喻重复累赘 -----------------国语辞典:床上叠床,屋下架屋。语本北齐.颜之推《颜氏家训.序致》:「魏、晋以来,所著诸子,理重事复,递相模学,犹屋下架屋,床上施床耳。」比喻重复累赘。清.恽敬《大云山房文稿.言事.答顾研麓》:「如敬再作,是叠床架屋,深可不必,裁之裁之!」近床上安床