English Dictionary

see the forest for the trees

動詞

慣用表現 否定形

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.

日本語の意味

細部ばかりに気を取られて全体像が見えなくなる / 細かいことにこだわりすぎて、大局を把握できなくなる / 部分に注目しすぎることで全体の状況を認識できなくなる

She was so focused on fixing minor errors that she couldn't see the forest for the trees and missed the project's main objectives.

彼女は細かいミスの修正に夢中で、全体像が見えずにプロジェクトの主要な目的を見落とした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.

Smith is good at detail, but can't see the forest for the trees.

sees the forest for the trees （ present singular third-person ）

seeing the forest for the trees （ participle present ）

saw the forest for the trees （ past ）

seen the forest for the trees （ participle past ）