画蛇添足的意思是什么? 寓意是什么?
画蛇添足：
画蛇时给蛇添上脚.比喻做了多余的事,非但无益,反而不合适.也比喻虚构事实,无中生有.
画蛇添足 (发音 huà shé tiān zú)
【解 释】 画蛇时给蛇添上脚.比喻做了多余的事,反而有害无益,徒劳无功.
【出 处】 西汉·刘向《战国策·齐策二》：“蛇固无足,子安能为之足?”
【用 法】 连动式；作宾语；含贬义
【示 例】 周而复《上海的早晨》第四部：“他想接上去说,又觉得是～,只好惋惜地坐着没动.”
【近义词】 徒劳无功、多此一举
【反义词】 画龙点睛、恰到好处、恰如其分
【灯 谜】 巳
【典 故】
故事发生在古代楚国.有一家人家祭祀祖宗.仪式完毕后,把剩下的一壶酒,赏给手下的办事人员喝.人多酒少,很难分配.这几个人就商量分酒的办法.有个人说：“一壶酒分给几个人喝,太少了.要喝就喝个痛快.给一个人喝才过瘾呢!”大家都这样想,可是谁也不肯放弃这个权利.另一个提议说：“这样吧,让我们来个画蛇比赛.每个人在地上画一条蛇,谁先画完,谁就喝这壶酒.”大伙儿都赞成这个办法.于是每个人折了一根树枝,同时开始画起来.有一个人画得最快,转眼之间,把蛇画好了.他左手抓过酒壶,得意地看看同伴,心想,他们要赶上我还差得远哩.便洋洋自得地说：“我再给蛇添上几只脚,也能比你们先画完.”正当他画第二只脚的时候,另一个人把蛇画完了.他一把夺过酒壶说：“蛇本来是没有脚的,你画的根本就不是蛇.还是我先画完,酒应当归我喝.” 添画蛇脚的人无话可说,只好咽着唾沫,看别人喝酒.
[提示]
画蛇,就要象一条蛇；添上脚,就成了“四不象”.做任何事情都要实事求是,不卖弄聪明,不节外生技.否则,非但不能把事情做好,反而会把事情办糟.
[原文]
楚有祠者①,踢其舍人卮酒②.舍人相谓曰③：“数人饮之不足,一人饮之有余,请画地为蛇,先成者饮酒.”一人蛇先成,引酒且饮之④；乃左手持卮,右手画蛇曰：“吾能为之足.”未成.一人之蛇成,夺其卮曰：“蛇固无足⑤,子安能为之足⑥?”遂饮其
酒⑦.为蛇足者,终亡其酒⑧.——《战国策》
[注释]
①祠（cí）——春祭.
②舍人——古代王公贵族手下的办事人员.卮（zhī）—— 古代盛酒的器具.
③相谓——互相商量.
④引酒——拿过酒杯.引,取过来.且——将要.
⑤固——本来.
⑥子——对人的尊称.安——怎么.
⑦遂——就.
⑧亡——失去.
示例 将军功绩已成,威声大震,可以止矣.今若前进,倘不如意,正如“～”也.（明·施耐庵《水浒全传》第一百十回）
英文：draw a snake and add feet to it—ruin the effect by adding sth.superfluous 蛇本来没有脚有人却给它加上脚,故事见《战国策·齐策二》.比喻做事多此一举,反而坏事.例：今若前进,倘不如意,正如画蛇添足也.——《三国演义》
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