There is more to sb /sth than (first) meets the eye.

这是英语中一个常用句式（注意eye 用单数）。字面意思是“某人或某事比一眼看上去具有更多内涵”。可根据具体语境翻译成：

某人或某事并非表面上看起来那么简单；

某人或某事并非如此；

某人不可貌相；

等等。

Whatever your answer is, there’s always a lot more to it than first meets the eye. 无论你的答案是什么，它都要远比你第一眼看到的东西要更多。

There is more to you than meets the eye. 你这个人真不可貌相啊。

There is more to this proposal than meets the eye. 这项提议并不像当初看上去那么简单。

Do you think there’s more to their relationship than meets the eye? 你认为他们的关系会不会仅像看上去的那样?

This whole business is very puzzling. There is a lot more to it than meets the eye. 整件事非常令人费解，远比看起来复杂。

People think of Bradford as a dull industrial city, but there is more to it than meets the eye. 人们都以为布拉德福德适一个沉闷的工业城市，其实并非如此。

It looks like a simple case of burglary, but there may be more to it than meets the eye. 这案子看上去像起纯粹的盗窃案，但也许并不是这么简单。

I didn’t know he wrote poetry.—Yes, he also does painting. There’s more to him than meets the eye. 我不知道他会写诗。——是呀他还会画画呢，他这个人不可貌相啊。

类似表达 ...than meets the ear：

More is meant than meets the ear. 话中有话，弦外有音。

Everybody says there is more in his statement than meets the ear. 大家都说他话中有话。