INTENDtrying to be helpful to people, but actually making things worse for them 好心办坏事的
well-intentioned grandparents who interfere between parents and children
出于善意干涉父母和子女关系却弄巧成拙的祖父母
Examples from the Corpus
well-intentioned• Here is another example of the need for vigilance when assessing usually well-intentionedaccounts of distress.• Like most laws that are well-intentioned but toothless, it was useless in a real crisis.• They were well-intentionedcreatures of abnormalphysicalstrength and they were easily taken in by women.• Even the most well-intentioned doctors can forget to suggest routine tests.• Perhaps the most conspicuous example of this well-intentioned foolishness is the minimumwage.• He was aware that some kind of well-intentioned look was pasted to his face, a smile not connected to things.• In spite of all efforts, the well-intentioned plan of the negotiators was spoiled by the people themselves.• As the story of the Clinton administration shows, well-intentioned populism can not bridge it.• When a well-intentioned program yieldsunwelcome results, for example, a truth-aversive organization will seek to minimize or disguise these consquences.