イディオムテーマ: 動物

the black sheep

/ðə ˌblæk ˈʃiːp/NEUTRAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
面汚し
直訳: «黒い羊»

意味

someone whose behaviour embarrasses their family or group

家族や仲間の恥となる厄介者.

例文

  1. 1My uncle was always the black sheep of the family, borrowing money and never paying it back.
  2. 2After dropping out of three courses and crashing Dad's car, Ben became the black sheep of the family.
  3. 3Everyone in the family is a doctor or a lawyer except Leo, the black sheep who's been sacked from every job.
  4. 4Aunt Rose embarrassed everyone at the wedding again; she's always been the black sheep.
  5. 5Why is Maria treated like the black sheep just because she left the family business?

文法

名詞句。通常は of と集団を続ける:the black sheep of the family。the は残す。

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