出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第118页（216字）
形容外表刚强，内心怯懦，例看他长得人高马大，状似威猛，其实是色厉内荏，虚有其表而已。
With his height，one would take him to be tough and strong．The truth is that he is feeble and actually cowardly at heart too