see the forest for the trees

短语

因小见大

发音

AU

词形变化

saw the forest for the trees seeing the forest for the trees seen the forest for the trees sees the forest for the trees 三单 sees the forest for the trees seeing the forest for the trees 现在分词 saw the forest for the trees 过去式 seen the forest for the trees 过去式 seen the forest for the trees 过去分词

别名

see the wood for the trees see the woods for the trees see the forest but for the trees see the forest through the trees see the trees through the forest miss the forest for the trees miss the wood for the trees miss the woods for the trees

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.

    因小见大

    见微知著

    见树不见林

    盲人摸象

    习语

    Smith is good at detail, but can't see the forest for the trees.

词源

John Heywood documented the English use of the proverb in 1546.

来源：wiktionary