a red herring
常见例句
- But that is a red herring.
但那是一块烫手的山芋。 - Still, many physicists pointed out it could yet prove to be a red herring.
许多物理学家还是指出它仍可能鉴定为是转移注意力的东西。 - Calculation is a red herring in engineering - what's important is an architectural understanding of space.
计算在工程上是容易误导人的事——因为重要的是建筑师对空间的理解。 - Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.
- The carried interest tax issue, however, is a red herring and a topic for another time.
FORBES: Does the IRS Have Its Mitts on Romney's Foreign Accounts? - Shaking my head in bewilderment, it occurred to me: Could this be a red herring?
FORBES: Yves Saint Laurent: Re-Branding An Icon - But the "verification gap" is a red herring, a problem of Mr. Obama's own making.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The illusory verification gap 返回 a red herring