A leopard can't change its spots.
[英文成語] A LEOPARD CAN'T CHANGE ITS SPOTS. - 改變固有性格的難度
本性難移
「本性難移」這成語形容人的基本性格或習慣很難改變。它源自觀察到即使在極大的壓力或動機下,豹子的斑點也不會改變。這告訴我們,人的某些基本特質是很難通過努力或外部影韃得改變的。在現实生活中,這個成語常用於描述那些即使在多次努力改變後,依然堅持自己固有行為模式的人。理解這一點有助於我們在處理人際关系時,設定合理的期望,並學會接受他人的本質。
例句
Trying to change him is futile; a leopard can't change its spots.
She believes a leopard can't change its spots, so she doesn't trust him anymore.
No matter how much he promises to change, remember that a leopard can't change its spots.