Rough diamond,“粗糙的鉆石、未經(jīng)加工的鉆石”,看上去和我們中文里“未經(jīng)琢磨的璞玉”很像吧,沒(méi)錯(cuò)!“璞玉”是指還沒(méi)有顯示出最佳品質(zhì)的人或物,所謂把“璞玉”打磨成“美玉”,總有發(fā)光出彩的一天;而rough diamond則指的是a person who has a kind and generous nature or great ability, but whose outward manner is rather rough. 即“外粗內(nèi)秀的人;脾氣壞但良心好的人”,具有這樣品質(zhì)的人往往并非一眼就能看出,而是需要多多了解,多多交流才能體會(huì)??磥?lái),東西方人對(duì)于“內(nèi)秀”的理解還相當(dāng)合拍呢!
例如:
Peter looks awkward, but he is a rough diamond.
彼德看上去笨手笨腳,但事實(shí)上他是一個(gè)很內(nèi)秀的人。
這條成語(yǔ)還有一種形式:diamond in the rough.
例如:
Do not look down upon him! I am sure he is a diamond in the rough.
別小看他!我堅(jiān)信他是一個(gè)外粗內(nèi)秀的人。
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