tip of the iceberg

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɪp‿əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/    美 /ˈtɪp‿əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems. idiomatic
    — This is only the tip of the iceberg. Our time together can become much more exciting.

词形变化

tips of icebergs plural tips of the icebergs plural,rare

词源

From the fact that floating icebergs typically have about nine-tenths of their volume below the surface of the water. Early 20th-century uses of the term are believed to have been influenced by the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912 after it struck an iceberg.
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