报刊上常有误用成语的现象,例如: 1.这1700万的巨贪确是凤毛麟角。(《杂文报》第1208期《惊叹月进百万》) 凤,传说中的瑞鸟;麟,传说中的仁兽。《礼记·礼运》:“麟、凤、龟、龙,谓之四灵。”对“凤毛麟角”的解释,《辞海》注:“比喻珍贵而不可多得的人或事物。”《现代汉语词典》(以下简称《现汉》)注:“比喻稀少而可贵的人或事物。”可见,“凤毛麟角”有两个要件:一是珍贵,二是稀少。 There are often misuses of idioms in newspapers and periodicals. For example: 1. The huge greed of this 17 million people is indeed very rare. (“Aids” No. 1208 “Marveled into the Moon”) Feng, the legendary Swiss bird; Lin, legendary beast. “Book of Rites, Li Yun”: “Ling, Feng, Turtle, Dragon, said the four spirits. ” “parable precious and rare people or Things.” “Modern Chinese Dictionary” (hereinafter abbreviated as “present-day Chinese”) Note: “The rare and valuable person or thing is metaphorical.” “Visible, ” There are two requirements: one is precious, the other is rare.