nonentity
n
1 (derog 贬) person without any special qualities or achievements; unimportant person 无专长或成就的人; 庸人; 不重要的人
How could such a nonentity become chairman of the company? 这样的庸才怎麽能当公司的董事长?
2 thing that does not exist or exists only in the imagination 不存在的事物; 想像中的事物.
If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.
远朱者赤,近墨者黑。
We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.