tip of the iceberg

短语

露出水面的冰山,事物的表象

发音

UK /ˈtɪp‿əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/
AU
US /ˈtɪp‿əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/

词形变化

tips of icebergs 复数 tips of icebergs tips of the icebergs tips of the icebergs 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems.

    冰山一角

    习语

    This is only the tip of the iceberg. Our time together can become much more exciting.

词源

From the fact that floating icebergs typically have about nine-tenths of their volume below the surface of the water. Early 20th-century uses of the term are believed to have been influenced by the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912 after it struck an iceberg.

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