“He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion!”
他的表現遠超出他這個年紀該有的樣子，以羔羊之姿，行雄獅之舉！
棒在哪裡
把一個人的戰功寫成羔羊與雄獅的對照，誇得有畫面又有分寸。
句型骨架
beyond the promise of one's age
使用場景
誇年輕人有出息時用；對長輩自誇式套用會顯得輕浮，別亂用。
同類表達
He performs far beyond the promise of his years. ／ She has gone beyond the promise of her age.
語域
literary
跟讀提示
borne himself 連讀，重音落在 beyond 和 lion 上。
套用 · 誇新人
Our intern handled the crisis beyond the promise of his age. 我們的實習生處理這場危機，遠比同齡人老練。
運用舉例
誇新人Our intern handled the crisis beyond the promise of his age.我們的實習生處理這場危機，遠比同齡人老練。
