apple does not fall far from the treeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

ことわざ

the apple does not fall far from the tree

1. A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
   • 1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:

     It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"

   • 1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient ‘Where The Action Is’," Pittsburgh Press, 3 July, p. C1 (retrieved 16 Oct 2010):

     It's important that I know what diseases affect other members of your immediate family, because "the apple does not fall far from the tree."

参考

• chip off the old block
• like father, like son

参照

• Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, ISBN 0-679-44554-4, p. 15.