the elephant in the room
显而易见但却被人们不愿意讨论或面对的问题
口语·指回避的明显问题
英文释义
an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about
例句
Nobody mentioned the budget cuts, but it was the elephant in the room.
典故来源
源自20世纪美国英语，用大象比喻巨大而难以忽视的问题。