English Dictionary

elephant in the room

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.

日本語の意味

皆が意識しているが、意図的に話題にしない重大で明白な問題 / 問題が明瞭であるにも関わらず、利便性や快適さのために無視される状況

During the meeting, no one wanted to bring up the elephant in the room, even though it was affecting everyone's work.

会議中、全員の仕事に影響を与えているにもかかわらず、誰も話題にしようとしない明白な問題があった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.

There is an elephant in the room that nearly every politician and green campaigner is ignoring. It’s called population growth.

elephants in the room （ plural ）