English Dictionary

more heat than light

名詞

不可算名詞

More passion or conflict than enlightenment or illumination on a subject.

日本語の意味

情熱や対立は見られるが、実際の知識や理解の進展が少ない状態 / 感情的な議論や衝突はあるが、実質的な啓蒙や洞察が乏しい状況

The committee's discussion produced more heat than light, with members repeating grievances instead of proposing solutions.

委員会の議論は問題を明確にするよりも感情論や対立が勝り、メンバーは解決策を提案する代わりに不満を繰り返していた。

意味（1）

More passion or conflict than enlightenment or illumination on a subject.

So, in any overall account of the social sciences, disputes are liable to break out about what is, or is not, truly scientific research; and, too often, these disputes generate more heat than light.