Feet of clay 按字面解释“泥巴做的脚”,这个意思的确令人费解,其实它的确切解释应该是“内在缺陷、致命的弱点(a hidden weakness, usually of morals or principles)”,尤其指令人景仰的一些大人物的内在缺点,例如: "He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay."
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