| 词汇 | rough diamond |
| 释义 | Idiom rough diamond British & Australian, American & Australian a person who does not seem very polite or well educated at first, although they have a good character.Mitchell may have been a rough diamond, but he was absolutely loyal to his employer. rough diamond noun a genuinely good person who is nevertheless unrefined in manners AUSTRALIA, 1907rough diamondSomeone or something that is unrefined but has many exceptional aspects or underlying potential. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The young actor was a rough diamond. With some training, she'd become a superstar. a rough diamondmainly BRITISH ora diamond in the roughAMERICAN1. If you call someone, especially a man a rough diamond, you admire their good qualities, even though they are not very polite or well-educated. Note: A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut and polished. Marden was the rough diamond of the three, feared for his ruthlessness but respected for his First World War Military Cross. I liked Neil Murphy, who is somewhat of a diamond in the rough. 2. If you call someone or something a rough diamond, you mean that they have talent or good qualities which are hidden or not well developed and could be developed more. Note: A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut and polished. British first novels are more likely to be rough diamonds, with flashes of inspiration in an imperfect whole. When I heard this lady sing, I ran to the theater, and I said, `Chick, I found myself a diamond in the rough.' a rough diamonda person who has genuinely fine qualities but uncouth manners. informalLiterally, a rough diamond is a diamond before it has been cut and polished. A North American variant of this expression is a diamond in the rough . a ˌrough ˈdiamond(British English) (American English a ˌdiamond in the ˈrough) a person who has many good qualities even though they do not seem to be very polite, educated, etc: Don’t be put off by your first impressions — he’s something of a rough diamond.A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut or polished. diamond in the rough, aAn individual of intrinsic merit but uncultivated manners. The simile comes from mining, where the uncut, unpolished diamond resembles a hunk of worthless rock but may, after processing, be both beautiful and very valuable. John Fletcher’s 1624 play, AWife for a Month, has it, “She is very honest, and will be hard to cut as a rough diamond” (4.2). |
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