不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。 -----------------国语辞典:唐代杨贵妃的妹妹虢国夫人常常不敷脂粉即朝见天子的故事。见宋《乐史.杨太真外传.卷上》。英语 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom), fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup, to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
◎ 素餐 sùcān(1) [vegetarian meal]∶没有鱼肉等,只有瓜果、蔬菜等的饭食(2) [be a vegetarian]∶吃素(3) [eat the bread of idleness;be not work for one’s living]∶不劳而食,多指无功受禄尸位素餐-----------------国语辞典:无功劳而空享俸禄。《诗经.魏风.伐檀》:「不稼不穑,胡取禾三百廛兮,不狩不猎,胡瞻尔庭有县貆兮,彼君子兮,不素餐兮。」《后汉书.卷五七.谢弼传》:「今之四公,唯司空刘宠断断首善,余皆素餐致寇之人。」也作「素食」。
◎ 光杆儿 guānggǎnr(1) [a bare trunk or stalk]∶指花叶尽落的草木,或没有叶子衬托的花朵(2) [a man who lost his family]∶比喻失去家属的孤独人父母一死,只剩他光杆儿一人(3) [a person without a following]∶比喻失去群众、没有助手的人光杆儿司令-----------------国语辞典:附属或陪衬之物完全自物体中脱离,仅留下主干,如叶已落尽的树木、无叶陪衬的花朵等,称为「光杆儿」。《儿女英雄传.第三四回》:「头上戴一个黯淡无光的亮蓝顶儿,那枝俏摆春风的孔雀翎,已经虫蛀的剩了光杆儿了。」借指无妻单身的男人。即光棍。如:「他即将脱离光杆儿的生活。」