英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)成語(yǔ)用法精粹 宗教神話類3-4 a fly in the ointment

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【字面理解】藥膏里的一只蒼蠅

【英文解析】a small defect that spoils something valuable or is a source of annoyance

【中文解析】掃興的人;煞風(fēng)景的事物;美中不足之處

【典型例句】① We lead a very happy life here. The only fly in the ointment is the heavy traffic.我們?cè)谶@兒過(guò)得很快活，唯一美中不足的就是交通擁擠。

② The party was quite enjoyable; Sam’s presence was the only fly in the ointment.那個(gè)宴會(huì)十分有趣;唯一使人 掃興的是薩姆也在場(chǎng)。

【注釋】非正式表達(dá)，源自《圣經(jīng)?傳道書》第10章第 1節(jié)死蒼蠅使作香的膏油發(fā)出臭氣。這樣，一點(diǎn) 兒愚昧也能敗壞智慧和尊榮(Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Ecclesiastes 10:1)變體： the fly in the ointment; flies in the ointment。同義習(xí)語(yǔ)： one rotten or bad apple spoils the barrel (一顆爛蘋果壞 了整籮筐蘋果)。