英语词汇“Achilles' heel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Achilles' heelAˌchilles’ ˈheel noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYAchilles' heel

Origin: 1800-1900 from the story that the ancient Greek hero Achilles was dipped as a baby into the River Styx to protect him, but the part of his heel he was held by did not get wet, and so remained unprotected

a weak part of something, especially of someone’s character, which is easy for other people to attack: The team’s offense is its Achilles’ heel. [Origin: 1800–1900 from the story that the ancient Greek hero Achilles was dipped as a baby into the River Styx to protect him, but the part of his heel he was held by did not get wet, and so remained unprotected]

单词	Achilles' heel
释义	Achilles' heelAˌchilles’ ˈheel noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYAchilles' heel Origin: 1800-1900 from the story that the ancient Greek hero Achilles was dipped as a baby into the River Styx to protect him, but the part of his heel he was held by did not get wet, and so remained unprotected a weak part of something, especially of someone’s character, which is easy for other people to attack: The team’s offense is its Achilles’ heel. [Origin: 1800–1900 from the story that the ancient Greek hero Achilles was dipped as a baby into the River Styx to protect him, but the part of his heel he was held by did not get wet, and so remained unprotected]
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