"elephant in the room" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 房间里的大象
• 明显但被忽略的问题

Definition

每个人都知道但没有人愿意谈论的重要问题或尴尬话题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式的俚语，常用于指出大家都知道但不说出口的问题。在工作、家庭或社交中很常见。不能逐字直译，只用于非常明显或严重的问题。

Examples

Nobody talked about the elephant in the room during the meeting.

会议上没人提到那个**房间里的大象**。

Let's address the elephant in the room and talk honestly.

我们来解决那个**房间里的大象**，坦诚地谈一谈。

The salary cut was the elephant in the room for the staff.

工资削减是员工们的**房间里的大象**。

Everyone kept laughing, but the tension was the real elephant in the room.

大家表面上在笑，但紧张才是真正的**房间里的大象**。

It's time we stop ignoring the elephant in the room and deal with our problems.

我们该停止忽略那个**房间里的大象**，正视问题。

You can't fix things if you pretend the elephant in the room doesn’t exist.

你假装**房间里的大象**不存在，是无法解决问题的。