井底之蛙用英语怎么说？

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a frog in a well

「井底之蛙」的英文是「a frog in a well」，直译，英文读者一看就懂。若想更地道地形容眼界狭窄的人，可说 someone with a narrow view of the world。

详解

字面指井底的青蛙只能看见井口那片天，比喻见识短浅、眼界狭窄却自以为是的人。英文里 a frog in a well 属直译借喻，日常口语中多用 someone with a narrow view of the world；注意别按字面硬译成 bottom-of-well frog。

Don't be a frog in a well—travel a bit and see how big the world really is.

别做井底之蛙，出去走走，看看世界到底有多大。

He thinks his hometown is the center of everything; he's just a frog in a well.

他觉得家乡就是世界的中心，纯粹是只井底之蛙。