feet of clay

feet of clay的音标是[ˈfiːt ɒv klaɪ]，基本翻译为“泥足”，速记技巧为“飞土”。

feet of clay: 来源于拉丁语，意为“粘土足”，因为粘土足会使得雕像不稳定，引申为“缺点、弱点”。

变化形式：复数 feet of clays；比较级 feather clay；最高级 featheriest clay，most feathered clay。

相关单词：

1. clay：粘土，通常指含有一定比例水分的粘性土，是制作陶器的主要原料。

2. foot：作为名词，意为“脚；底部”，作为动词，意为“步行；支撑”。

3. weakness：意为“弱点；缺点”，是feet of clay的常见用法，表示某人的某项特质或行为有明显的缺点或不足。

4. blemish：意为“瑕疵；污点”，也可用于描述人的缺点或不足。

5. frailty：意为“脆弱；易受攻击”，也可用于描述人的弱点或缺点。

6. flaw：意为“瑕疵；裂痕”，也可用于描述feet of clay所代表的缺点或不足。

7. infirmity：意为“虚弱；疾病”，也可用于描述人的feet of clay特质。

8. imperfection：意为“不完美；瑕疵”，常用来描述feet of clay所代表的缺点或不足。

9. bungle：意为“失误；错误”，常用于描述由于feet of clay特质而导致的错误或失误。

10. stumbling block：意为“绊脚石；障碍”，常用于描述由于feet of clay特质而导致的困难或障碍。

常用短语：

1. feet of lead

2. feet of mud

3. feet of water

4. feet of ice

5. feet of courage

6. feet of snow

7. feet of clay

例句：

1. He lacks the courage of his feet of courage.

2. She is in the midst of the mud of life, but she is not defeated.

3. The ground is covered with feet of ice, but we still go out to work.

4. The weight of responsibility is like heavy feet of clay on his shoulders.

5. He has feet of lead, but he still tries to keep moving forward.

6. She has feet of snow, but she still manages to keep going in the face of adversity.

7. He has feet of clay and cannot be trusted.

英文小作文：

The importance of character

Character is like a foundation, upon which we build our lives. It is like the feet that support us, whether we are walking on solid ground or walking through the mud and snow. But character is not always easy to maintain, especially when we have feet of clay. We all have moments when we are weak, when we make mistakes, when we fall short of our ideals. But it is in these moments that we must remember to hold on to our character, to remember that it is our foundation, our support, and our strength. Character is not something that comes easily, but it is something that we must work for, something that we must maintain, and something that we must never compromise.