"fly in the ointment" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 美中不足

Definition

在本來很好或完美的情況下出現的小問題或瑕疵。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是成語，語氣略正式。用於指出本來很好的事情中的小缺點，而非嚴重問題。常與「唯一的美中不足」一起使用。

Examples

The broken chair was the fly in the ointment at the party.

那張壞椅子成了聚會的**美中不足**。

Everything was perfect except for one fly in the ointment.

一切都很完美，除了有個**美中不足**。

There's always a fly in the ointment in every plan.

每個計劃總有一個**美中不足**。

I got the new job, but the long commute is a real fly in the ointment.

我找到新工作，但通勤太遠是**美中不足**。

The vacation was wonderful; the only fly in the ointment was the rainy weather.

假期很棒，唯一的**美中不足**是下雨天。

He always finds the fly in the ointment no matter how good things are.

無論再好，他總能找到**美中不足**。