From the headline of this article at The Truth About Cars.
上記の文で、still waters run deepの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "still waters run deep" mean?
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解答
意味:この諺は、英辞郎に掲載されていないのでWeblioによると、
《諺》 静かな川は水が深いですが、あまりにも直訳すぎるので、下記英語の定義を訳すと、
のようになります。
- 落ち着きの裏にある情熱や興奮
- 穏やかに見える物でも、危険なものを隠しているかもしれない
- 水面が穏やかでも、水面下に危険が潜んでいるかもしれないので、安心できる状況と限らない
- もの静かな人でも、仲良くなると実は深い感情や面白い性格の持ち主かもしれない
したがって、問題の見出しの訳はこんな感じになると思います。
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Answer
According to The Idioms:
- to have passion or furore underneath a calm
- a placid exterior covering a something that can be dangerous
- external calm does not mean that the situation is safe since there may be a danger under the water
- a quiet person may have deep feelings or an interesting personality when one gets to know them
Examples
- She did not talk to me that day and I knew that something is wrong, still waters run deep.
- He didn't express his opinion in the meeting but still waters run deep.
- You should not talk with that gang, they're too quiet and still waters can run deep.
- He's extremely shy and withdrawn, though it may be that still waters run very deep.
- "But the numbers indicate that still waters run deep." Globe and Mail (2003)
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