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An uncut diamond. / (figuratively) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.

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diamond in the rough

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Source Word

diamond in the rough

Noun

figuratively

Japanese Meaning

原石、または未磨製品。比喩的には、外見や表面的な印象ではその内面的な才能や魅力が評価されにくい人物や事物を指す表現です。

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The miner proudly held up a diamond in the rough that glittered in the lamplight.

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鉱夫は誇らしげに未加工のダイヤモンドを手に取り、ランプの光でそれがきらめくのを見せた。

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An uncut diamond.

They all wanted money, and they all wanted to get away from that God-forsaken hole. Diamonds they were after? Well, he could take them to a place at the other end of the world where there were enough diamonds in the rough to make them all rich for life.

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