elephant trap

名词 n.
英 /ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt ˌtɹæp/    美 /ˈɛləfənt ˌtɹæp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trap which can easily be avoided by a competent person, and thus proves the incompetence of anybody trapped by it. figuratively
    — To show he doesn’t do his fair share of work, I’ve set him an elephant trap. If he falls in he’ll look like a clown.
  2. Often in the form Elephant Trap: a faulty attempt by White to win a pawn in a popular variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, which is generally only effective against inexperienced players. figuratively

词形变化

elephant traps plural

词源

From elephant + trap, alluding to the fact that a trap for an elephant needs to be quite large, and so ought to be easily seen.
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