2011/01/19 — Gus
今日覚えた新しい表現: more than meets the eye
一見すると〜だが、より難しいとか、興味深い、
とか
内側や内容は実は難しいとか奥深い、
ということを言いたい時に使うらしい。
とか
内側や内容は実は難しいとか奥深い、
ということを言いたい時に使うらしい。
There is more than meets the eye.
とか
There is more to reading than meets the eye.
Less を付けると反対の意味。
more (to something) than meets the eyeFig. [there are] hidden values or facts regarding something. There is more to that problem than meets the eye. What makes you think that there is more than meets the eye?McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
more (to somebody/something) than meets the eye
more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first There is more to her death than meets the eye – she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or else why would she be interested in him?Usage notes: also used in the form less than meets the eye (not as interesting or complicated as it appears): Unfortunately, with her boyfriend, there is less than meets the eye.Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
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