bete noire
大敌，大患
bete noire是法文词组。bete是法文的beast，而noire 则是black，所以bete noire字面意思是black beast (黑色 野兽）。b§te noire常用来比喻某人「最害怕、最讨厌的人或 物」，有时也比喻一道「令人畏惧、无法克服的难关」，例 如?? English is my bete noire.(我碰到英文就没辄了 ° )
His particular bete noire has been his early idol Miles Davis, whom Marsalis once accused of being “corrupted” by his move into fusion，sparking a bitter public feud between the two men.(出自：TIME, Oct. 22，1990，p. 64)
〔谈爵士乐手Wynton Marsalis ]他个人的大敌就是早期的偶像戴 维斯。马沙利斯曾指责戴维斯因为转向融合音乐而「腐化」。这 项指责点燃了两人之间激烈的公开对立。