English Dictionary

Russian doll

名詞

比喩的用法

One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated. / (figuratively) An issue or situation which repeatedly reveals more levels of complexity.

日本語の意味

中空で重ねて入る木製の入れ子人形、一般的に装飾が施されたロシアの人形（マトリョーシカ） / 比喩的な意味として、問題や状況が段階的に複雑性を増していく様子を示す

She discovered a tiny key hidden inside the largest Russian doll.

彼女は一番大きなマトリョーシカの中に隠された小さな鍵を見つけた。

意味（1）

One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated.

When she opened it he saw her eyes flash to Simon's, saw the tremulous smile and the stroke of her finger down the painted face of the Russian doll. Those dolls that had other dolls inside.

意味（2）

(figuratively) An issue or situation which repeatedly reveals more levels of complexity.

Any society is thus like a Russian doll, only much more complicated than this toy, whose inclusions are linear, i.e. unidimensional. A society can be imagined as a multidimensional Russian doll.

Russian dolls （ plural ）