詞彙 "the elephant in the room" 在中文的含義
"the elephant in the room" 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法
the elephant in the room
US /ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt ɪn ðə ruːm/
UK /ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt ɪn ðə ruːm/
成語
房間裡的大象, 顯而易見卻無人提及的問題
an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about
範例:
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Everyone knew about the company's financial troubles, but no one dared to address the elephant in the room.
所有人都知道公司的財務困境，但沒人敢提及房間裡的大象。
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Their strained relationship was the elephant in the room during the family dinner.
他們緊張的關係是家庭晚餐時房間裡的大象。