paper tiger

短语

纸老虎

发音

AU

词形变化

paper tigers 复数 paper tigers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

impotence impotency powerlessness

词源

A calque from Chinese 紙老虎／纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ), a phrase popularized by Mao Zedong, but of pre-modern origin. An English translation first appeared in an book in 1828 by British missionary and lexicographer Robert Morrison.

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