a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing a fly in the ointment a flaw in an apparently perfect thing the least of perfection a fly in the ointment beautiful yet incomplete -- in want of perfection
He´s offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期。 但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去, 这就有些扫兴了。
—— 给力词典精选The only fly in the ointment was the bad weather.
唯一美中不足之处是恶劣的天气。
—— 辞典例句The pianist´s performance was blemished by several wrong notes.
钢琴家的演奏由于弹错了几个音符而使人感到美中不足。
—— 辞典例句He had another " discrepancy " about him . He was always wanting us to buy things.
他还有个 “ 美中不足 ”; 老要我们买东西。
—— 辞典例句She speaks French very fluently, but her pronunciation lets her down.
她法语讲得很流利,但美中不足的是发音不大好。
—— 给力词典精选