A straw shows which way the wind blows.
見微知著。
| 發 音 | Pronounce
jiàn wéi zhī zhù 相似詞: 嘗鼎一臠、一葉知秋、因小見大 |
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| 解 釋 | Explanation
看到事情的些微跡象，就能知道它的真象及發展趨勢。漢．袁康《越絕書．卷一四．越絕德序外傳十八》：「故聖人見微知著，睹始知終。」也作「睹微知著」、「視微知著」。 |
| 英文解釋 | Small events can be a guide to momentous happenings.If the Foreign Secretary tells a taxi-driver at two o’clock in the morning to take him to the Prime Minister’s residence and drive like the devil, we can suppose that an international crisis is looming. |
| 英文造句 | You have been burning the midnight oil as you prepare for the final exams. A straw shows which way the wind blows. You’ll achieve great results. |
