Achilles’Heel——致命弱點

** the one weak spot in an otherwise strong character or position（強大的角色或位置上的唯一弱點）

~~ 致命點；致命弱點；致命的死穴；致命的軟肋；唯一的薄弱之處；死穴；罩門

~~ Achilles heel // the heel of Achilles // fatal flaw // fatal weakness // vulnerable area // weak point // weak link // blind spot // chink in armor （盔甲的縫隙）

!! The term came from Greek mythology. Thetis, the leader of the sea nymphs, wanted to make her infant son Achilles ("ch" pronounces "k") immortal and invulnerable in battle as an adult. She held him by his heel and dipped him into the River Styx. The water in that river was believed to confer invulnerability, but his heel remained dry because her hand was cupped over it. The heroic warrior Achilles was killed by an arrow shot into his un-dipped heel.

（這個詞來自希臘神話。特蒂斯是海中仙女的領袖，她想讓她的兒子阿喀里斯長生不老，並且在戰鬥中成為一名無法被傷害的人。她抓住他的腳後跟，將他浸入冥河。據說這條河裡的水具有刀槍不入的能力，但是他的腳後跟仍然是乾的，因為她的手抓着了它。英勇的戰士阿喀里斯被箭射入他未沾水的腳後跟而被殺。）

>> Peter had a score of 90 or more in general subjects, but he could not go to next grade because he had failed in English. English was his Achilles' heel.

（彼得普遍科目都有90分以上，但因為英文不合格而不能升班，英文是他的致命點。）

>> Although Bill is brilliant in computer programming, his Achilles' heel is his inability to cope with stressful situations.

（雖然比爾在電腦編程方面非常出色，但他的致命弱點是他無法應付壓力。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教授