bete noire
大敌,大患
讲解:
bete noire是法文词组。bete是法文的beast,而noire 则是black,所以bete noire字面意思是black beast (黑色野兽)。bete noire常用来比喻某人「最害怕、最讨厌的人或物」,有时也比喻一道「令人畏惧、无法克服的难关」,例如: English is my bete noire.(我碰到英文就没辄了。 )
例句:
His particular bete noire has been his early idol Miles Davis, whom Marsalis once accused of being “corrupted” by his move into fusion,sparking a bitter public feud between the two men.(出自:TIME, Oct. 22,1990,p. 64)
〔谈爵士乐手Wynton Marsalis ]他个人的大敌就是早期的偶像戴维斯。马沙利斯曾指责戴维斯因为转向融合音乐而「腐化」。这项指责点燃了两人之间激烈的公开对立。