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  4. a hard act to follow

a hard act to follow

/ə hɑːrd ækt tu ˈfɑːloʊ/◆成语
难以超越的表现

Her performance was amazing—it's going to be a hard act to follow.

她的表演太精彩了——这真的很难超越。


◆ 真正含义
形容某人的成就或表现如此卓越,以至于后人难以企及或超越的心理状态。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是"一个难以跟随的行为",即后续者无法复制的精彩表现。
字面拆解
a一个+hard困难的+act行为、表演+to follow跟随、模仿
◇ 意境
想象舞台上一位演员表演如此精彩,观众期待下一位演员能达到相同高度,但实际难度极大。
◈ 使用场景
在公司会议上,前任经理的业绩报告如此出色,新经理上任后感叹道:"His report was amazing—it's a hard act to follow."
◉ 文化注释
该短语源于19世纪的舞台表演行业,后被广泛用于商业、体育等领域,体现英语文化中对卓越表现的敬佩与挑战并存的心态。
非正式

指某人的表现、成就或品质极为出色,以至于后继者难以达到相同高度的赞誉之词。

The previous CEO was so successful that the new one has a hard act to follow.

前任CEO如此成功,以至于新任CEO很难超越。

Her speech was inspiring—it's a hard act to follow.

她的演讲太鼓舞人心了——这真的很难超越。

常用于工作、表演、领导力等语境,强调榜样的高标准。

搭配

set a hard act to follow树立难以超越的榜样leave a hard act to follow留下难以超越的遗产

同义词

exceptional performanceunmatched standardbenchmark

反义词

easy act to followaverage performance

相关短语

raise the bar成语
提高标准或要求
set the standard短语
树立标准

专业提示

如何使用

用于对他人的优秀表现表示敬佩,或指出后续者面临的挑战。例如:"Her presentation was flawless—it's a hard act to follow."

黄金法则

避免误用

该短语仅用于赞扬他人表现出色,不可用于批评或贬低。

词源

源于舞台表演行业,指演员表演如此精彩,以至于后续演员难以达到相同水平。19世纪中期开始在英语中使用。

用法说明

多用于积极语境,表达对他人卓越表现的钦佩。可缩写为"hard act to follow"。

单词拆解

a hard act
难以匹敌的表现
phrase
+
to follow
跟随、超越
prepositional phrase
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