White elephant
01
金食い虫, 持て余す高額資産
a possession that is costly to maintain and difficult to dispose of, often more trouble than it is worth
慣用句
文法情報
有生性の状態
無生物
形態的構成
複合語
可算
複数形
white elephants
例
The old mansion became a white elephant after the owner could not afford the repairs.
所有者が修理費を払えなくなり、その古い屋敷は金食い虫になった。
02
白象, ホワイトエレファント
a rare, pale-colored elephant, often considered sacred in certain cultures, especially in Southeast Asia
例
The king regarded the white elephant as a symbol of prosperity.
王は 白い象 を繁栄の象徴と見なした。
