If you refer to one thing or person as afoilfor another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.
A foil is a thin light sword used in fencing, which has a button on its tip to prevent injury.
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. disappointingly unsuccessful;
"disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions""their foiled attempt to capture Calais""many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers""his best efforts were thwarted"