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Change log entry 47355
Processed by: ycandau (2013-04-19 21:21:47 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 43993 - submitted by 'goldyn_chyld' >>
M: 掩飾過失、錯誤。
Z: 明知有过错而故意隐瞒掩饰
成語詞典:文、飾:掩飾;過、非:錯誤。用漂亮的言詞掩飾自己的過失和錯誤。指利用各種理由或藉口來掩飾過失或錯誤。

He tried to bend the past out of its eternal shape.
对于那些早已铁定不移的往事,他也不想去文过饰非。

This is further illustrated by a recent example. While the German government has decided to compensate survivors of the Nazi slave-labour system and assume other responsibilities, Japan has chosen to whitewash its infamous past.
以最近的事情为例,当德国政府为纳粹时期的外国劳工作出赔偿并承担其他责任的时候,日本当局却在历史问题上文过饰非,掩耳盗铃。

The problem is that they have not looked at the wider perspective. It's a whitewash.
有评论说:「题是他们没有从更广泛的角度来看。这份报告文过饰非。
Diff:
+ 文過飾非 文过饰非 [wen2 guo4 shi4 fei1] /to cover up one's faults (idiom)/to whitewash/
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