feet of clay

feet of clay

美 　英

• na.泥足；外強中干的；偉人或受崇拜者不為人所知的弱點
• 網絡致命的弱點；泥腳；要命的弱點

英漢解釋

na.	1. 泥足 2. 泥足,外強中干的,不堪一擊的 3. 偉人或受崇拜者不為人所知的弱點 4. 意料之外的嚴重缺點[錯誤]

例句

had to resign after being caught having an affair with his secretary. Like some of his predecessors, he was found to have feet of clay.

這位內閣大臣在與秘書私通時被抓住，他不得不辭職。如同他的幾位前任一樣，他也原形畢露了。

Without a strong capacity for innovation and creativity, even a giant has feet of clay.

如果沒有強勁的改革與創新能力，即使是經濟巨人也會存在致命弱點。

I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.

我原以為他是個誠實的人，然而他的舉動卻顯示出他有不為人知的缺點。

Man is a fool. And he thinks he'll be okay, dragging on feet of clay, never knowing he's astray. Keeps on going anyway.

人們真傻，總以為自己的會沒事，一直錯下去，卻不知道他已經迷失了方向。

He was disillusioned to find that all the heroes of his youth had feet of clay.

他發現年輕時所崇拜的人物都有缺點，這令他大失所望。

Feet of clay, indeed; but Mr Miller does not chide his dozen unduly.

人無完人，的確是這樣，但是米勒先生對筆下的12位哲學家并沒有求全責備。

Why are people always surprised when they discover that their heroes have feet of clay?

為什么人們發現他們心目中的英雄也有弱點時總是那么吃驚呢？

The earth 1 In this great temple deserted by the gods, all my idols have feet of clay.

地球！在這個被神遺棄的偉大的寺廟里，所有我的偶像都是有著不為人知的品性上的缺點的。

All human beings have feet of clay, no one is perfect.

所有的人都有腳上泥。

Even fathers are ordinary merl with feet of clay.

即便是父親也是具有弱點的普通人。

He was disappointed to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.

他失望地發現原來林肯也有缺點。

When the coach was arrested for drunken driving, the students realized that their hero had feet of clay.

當鍛練酒后駕駛被拘留，先生們才認識到他們心目中的好漢也有致命的缺點。

The god of financial markets has feet of clay.

金融市場的神話有著致命的弱點。

He is a colossus with feet of clay.

他是一個腳上沾滿泥土的巨人。

Bob: I know, but he has feet of clay.

我知道，可是他有個致命的弱點。

They discovered to their vast discomfiture that their idol had feet of clay, after placing him upon a pedestal(James Joyce)

在他們把此人當作一個了不起的人物以后，令他們大為懊惱的是他們發現這位偶像有缺點還犯了錯誤（詹姆斯·喬伊絲）

We have all feet of clay, women as well as men;

我們都有一雙泥腳，男人女人都一樣；

Dragging on, feet of clay

拖再拖，腳粘土

and you ran with feet of clay

你帶著腳上的泥土上路