iceberg
n.冰山,浮冰
释义2:
iceberg
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◙ noun1. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea• 冰山【IDIOMS】
◘ the tip of an (或 the) iceberg1. the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem that remains hidden• 冰山一角,巨大隐情(或隐患)中显露出来的一小部分 »detected fraud is only the tip of the iceberg. 已查明的欺诈行为只是冰山一角。【语源】
1. late 18th cent.: from Dutch ijsberg, from ijs 'ice' + berg 'hill'
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