in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

Related to word: blind

Idiom

Definition

  1. This idiom describes a situation where someone with limited abilities or skills is considered superior or successful because the people around them lack even those basic abilities.

    比喻在缺乏才能的環境中,略具才能的人便能居於領導地位。

    • In that small town, the nurse with basic medical knowledge was practically a king, as there were almost no doctors.

      在那個小鎮上,擁有基本醫療知識的護士幾乎就是國王,因為幾乎沒有醫生。

    • In our company, because no one else understands data analysis, the person who had only studied a bit became the expert.

      在我們公司,因為沒有其他人懂數據分析,只學過一點的人就成為了專家。

    • In the early days when few people knew basic computer operations, those who could use a computer were considered tech gurus.

      在早期幾乎沒有人知道基本電腦操作時,會用電腦的人就被視為科技達人。