英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)成語(yǔ)用法精粹 宗教神話類3-7 A leopard cannot change its spots

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【字面理解】豹不能改變它的斑點(diǎn)

【英文解析】A person’s character does not change.

【中文解析】江山易改，本性難移

【例句】① A dictator is unlikely to become a good leader in a democracy. A leopard cannot change its spots.獨(dú)裁者 不太可能成為民主制度下優(yōu)秀的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。江山易改， 本性難移。

② A: The ex-criminal we employed at our company turned out to be the stealer.

B: Well, a leopard cannot change its spots.

A:原來(lái)是我們公司雇傭的那個(gè)前科犯偷的東西。

B:唉，狗改不了吃屎。

【注釋】該習(xí)語(yǔ)源自《圣經(jīng)耶利米書(shū)》第13章第23 節(jié)：“古實(shí)人豈能改變皮膚呢?豹豈能改變斑點(diǎn) 呢?若能，你們這些習(xí)慣行惡的便能行善了。” (Can Ethiopians change their skin or leopards their spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil. Jeremiah 13:23)變體：A leopard doesn’t change its spots; A leopard never changes its spots; You can’t change a leopard’s spots。同義習(xí)語(yǔ)：You can’t make a crab walk straight.