知識と理解 - 理解不足

理解不足に関する英語のイディオムを探る。例として「泥のように明らか」や「頭か尾を作る」など。

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to carefully consider the facts of a situation in order to understand something, make a decision, or solve a problem

Ex: You can figure this out if you just use your head .

out of {one's} depth [句]

in a very nervous or frustrating state of mind in face of a problem or situation one knows very little or nothing about

Ex: He 's out of his depth in that advanced physics class .

your guess is as good as mine [文]

said when one does not have a definite answer to a particular question, similar to the questioner

Ex: When will the project be completed? Your guess is as good as mine.

to fail to understand or interpret or understand something correctly

Ex: I think you 've got the wrong end of the stick .

to have no information regarding a particular subject

Ex: I do n't know beans about car engines , so I rely on the mechanic to explain what 's wrong .

for the life of {sb} [句]

used when one is incapable of understanding or remembering a particular thing

Ex: He could n't remember the name of the movie for the life of him .

closed book [名詞]

閉じた本

Ex: The workings of the stock market are a closed book to me – I do n't understand how it works .

株式市場の仕組みは私にとって未知の領域です–どのように機能するのか理解できません。

(as|) clear as mud [句]

used to describe something that is complicated due to not being clearly described or shown

Ex: His instructions for assembling the furniture were clear as mud ; I had to figure it out on my own .

to be incapable of understanding even the simplest concepts

Ex: I asked him to fix the computer , but he does n't know his ass from his elbow when it comes to technology .

final frontier [句]

the limits of human knowledge or understanding, representing areas that remain unknown or unexplored

Ex: For scientists , the nature of consciousness remains the final frontier of human understanding .

in a fog [句]

confused and unable to think clearly

Ex: I 've been so busy lately that I 'm in a fog when it comes to my schedule .

to fully understand something difficult, complicated, or strange

Ex: I find it hard to get my mind around such complex issues.

to make an attempt to understand someone or something that is puzzling

Ex: I can't make heads or tails of this manual; it's so poorly written.