◎ 知人善任 zhīrén-shànrèn[to use a man according to his ability] 熟知各人的能力,分别委以胜任的职务-----------------国语辞典:能识别、拔擢人才,并能依据其专长而加以任用使能发挥所长。明.沈采《千金记.第一七出》:「军师,你知人善任,何必大谦。」英语 expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom), to put the right people in the right places
给予赏识或重用的恩情。-----------------国语辞典:受到赏识和重用的恩情。《元史.卷一七一.刘因传》:「因尚敢偃蹇不出,贪高尚之名以自媚,以负我国家知遇之恩。」《野叟曝言.第六四回》:「孩儿受东宫知遇之恩,义同休戚。」英语 lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom), patronage, protection