◎三顧茅廬sāngù-máolú
[repeatedly request somebody to take up a responsible post;call on a famous scholar repeadedly to solicit his help;make three calls at a thatshed cottage and request the owner to take up a responsible post] 東漢末,劉備三次往隆中(山名,在今湖北襄陽)聘請隱居于草廬的諸葛亮出來幫助打天下。后用來指誠心誠意再三邀請或訪問
m.⒈ 見“三顧草廬”。
漢末劉備往訪諸葛亮,凡三次,才得見。見《三國志.卷三五.蜀書.諸葛亮傳》。后用以比喻敬賢之禮或誠心邀請。南朝梁.徐陵〈諫仁山深法師罷道書〉:「黃石兵法,寧可再逢,三顧茅廬,無由兩遇?!乖R致遠(yuǎn)《薦福碑.第一折》:「我住著半間兒草舍,再誰承望三顧茅廬?!挂沧鳌该]三顧」、「草廬三顧」、「三顧草廬」。