boiling frog

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌfɹɒɡ/    美 /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌfɹɑɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late. attributive,idiomatic,often
    — Environmental pollution and the overconsumption of nonreplenishable resources is the boiling frog syndrome of the 21st century.

词形变化

boiling frogs plural

词源

From a widespread misconception describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
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