fool's gold

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Fool's gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold. 愚人金; 存在于岩石中、看似黄金的物质

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems. 愚人金; 启动一项确信会失败或造成诸多问题的赚钱计划 [表不满]

  例：

  The establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.

  该机构看似又要重蹈覆辙。