Bête Noire

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What Does Bête Noire Mean?

  • 黑暗的一面
  • 心头之痛
  • 讨厌的人或事物

Bête Noire Pronunciation

/ˌbɛt nwɑːr/

Bête Noire Definition

noun

Definition

a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or fears.

In ZH

一个人或事物，尤其令人特别不喜欢或害怕。

How to Use Bête Noire in a Sentence

  • His bête noire is procrastination.
  • For many students, math is a bête noire.
  • She is my bête noire at work, always competing with me.
  • The politician has become the bête noire of environmental activists.
  • Loud noises are his bête noire.