英语口语 | “抛砖引玉”英语怎么说?

“抛砖引玉”,汉语成语,字面意思是“throw away a brick in order to get a gem”,用来比喻用自己不成熟的意见引出别人更好的意见(offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction in the hope that others may come up with valuable opinions),是一种表示自谦的说法(a polite expression)。

  • 我来说几句,算是抛砖引玉吧。
    Let me say a few words, just to set the ball rolling.
  • 这篇文章旨在抛砖引玉,引起大家对该问题的进一步讨论。
    This article intends to start further discussion on this issue.