carve on gunwale of a moving boat marking where a sword was dropped -- foolish undertaking carve a mark on gunwale in moving boat where a sword was lost -- ridiculous stupidity cut a mark on the side of one´s boat to indicate the place whe
This idiom satirizes those who instead of taking changed circumstances account.
“刻舟求剑”这个成语讽刺那些办事迂腐,不知道变通情况的人。
—— 给力词典精选