| 单词 | Achilles heel |
| 释义 | Achil·les heelBrE /əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl/ NAmE /əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl/ noun [sing. ]a weak point or fault in sb's character , which can be attacked by other people 命门；死穴；致命弱点Expressions from history and legendAchilles heel,Cinderella,Herculean,Mephistophelian,Midas touch,narcissism,odyssey,Prince Charming,Procrustean,Promethean,Pyrrhic,Robin Hood,Scylla and Charybdis,Sleeping Beauty,Stygian,TitanORIGINNamed after the Greek hero Achilles . When he was a small child , his mother held him below the surface of the river Styx to protect him against any injury . She held him by his heel , which therefore was not touched by the water . Achilles died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel .源自希腊神话英雄阿喀琉斯（Achilles）的故事。传说他年幼时，母亲把他浸在斯提克斯冥河中，使他刀枪不入。由于母亲提着他的脚踵，因此他的脚踵没有沾上河水。后来他因脚踵中箭身亡。 |
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