Elephant in the room
房間里的大象,指一個緊迫但敏感的問題,大家因尷尬或顧慮而避而不談。
描述社交或工作場合中回避敏感話題時使用。
英文釋義
An pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature.
例句
The budget crisis was the elephant in the room during the board meeting.
典故來源
源自20世紀英語諺語,用大象的巨大體積比喻顯而易見卻被忽視的問題。