The idiom "apples and oranges" originated from the comparison of two dissimilar things, specifically apples and oranges. It represents the notion of contrasting or comparing two items that are fundamentally different from each other and cannot be reasonably or fairly evaluated using the same criteria. This expression is now commonly used to highlight the inappropriateness or invalidity of comparing or equating two distinct entities due to their inherent dissimilarity.

英語での「apples and oranges」の定義と意味

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