the black sheep

意思

someone whose behaviour embarrasses their family or group

讓家人或集體丟臉的人.

例句

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

名詞片語，通常與 of 加群體連用：the black sheep of the family。保留 the。