◎ 三顧茅廬 sāngù-máolú
[repeatedly request somebody to take up a responsible post;call on a famous scholar repeadedly to solicit his help;make three calls at a thatshed cottage and request the owner to take up a responsible post] 東漢末,劉備三次往隆中(山名,在今湖北襄陽)聘請隱居於草廬的諸葛亮出來幫助打天下。後用來指誠心誠意再三邀請或訪問
漢末劉備往訪諸葛亮,凡三次,才得見。見《三國志.卷三五.蜀書.諸葛亮傳》。後用以比喻敬賢之禮或誠心邀請。南朝梁.徐陵〈諫仁山深法師罷道書〉:「黃石兵法,寧可再逢,三顧茅廬,無由兩遇。」元.馬致遠《薦福碑.第一折》:「我住著半間兒草舍,再誰承望三顧茅廬。」也作「茅廬三顧」、「草廬三顧」、「三顧草廬」。
英語 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage, cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
三顧茅廬 成語解釋
【解釋】顧:拜訪;茅廬:草屋。原爲漢末劉備訪聘諸葛亮的故事。比喻真心誠意,一再邀請。
【出處】三國蜀·諸葛亮《出師表》:“先帝不以臣卑鄙,猥自枉屈,三顧臣於草廬之中。”
【示例】我住着半間兒草舍,再誰承望~。 ◎元·馬致遠《薦福碑》第一折
【近義詞】禮賢下士
【反義詞】拒人千里、妄自尊大
【語法】動賓式;作謂語、賓語;含褒義