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色厉内荏sè lì nèi rěnbe inwardly weak though formidable in appearance; be outwardly strong but inwardly brittle; fierce of mien (/visage) but faint of heart; stern appearance hides a timid heart; with the face of an eagle and the heart of a chicken
❍ 他看着马秉仁那种装腔作势、狂妄自大、～的丑恶姿态，从心底里感到厌恶，不由得轻蔑地冷笑起来。(杨植霖《王若飞在狱中》23)Ma acted,bragged and maintained a stern appearance but he was weak within. Wang was so nauseated by his behaviour,he could not help laughing contemptuously.
❍ 色厉而内荏，譬诸小人。(《论语·阳货》)He who puts on an appearance of stern firmness,while inwardly he is weak,is like one of the small,mean people.
❍ 王翁真今日正人，某等固已敬服，犹谓～，故示怪以相撼，而翁若不见不闻，自是不敢循旧态矣。(《不怕鬼的故事》31) Now you are indeed a true man! We admire you profoundly! Thinking your stern appearance might hide a timid heart,we resort to various strange antics to try to you; yet you seemed neither to have heard nor seen us. We shall not dare repeat this performance. 色厉内荏fierce of mien but faint of heart;threatening in manner but cowardly at heart 色厉内荏sè lì nèi rěn色：脸色；厉：厉害；荏：软弱。外表厉害，但内心软弱。fierce of mien but faint of heart; outwardly strong but inwardly weak, appear fierce, but weak inside |