冰山的英文是"iceberg"。它的来源是古英语的"ice"和"berg"，它们分别代表冰和山。"Iceberg"一词最初被用来形容从冰川滑落到海里的大块冰。例如：

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (泰坦尼克号在大西洋撞上冰山，沉没了。)

The team of scientists was studying the effects of climate change on the melting of icebergs. (科学家们正在研究气候变化对冰山融化的影响。)

The captain of the ship warned the passengers to stay away from the icebergs in the area. (船长警告乘客远离该区域的冰山。)

在某些情况下，"iceberg"还可以用来指代只表面上看到的一小部分，而隐藏在其下面的大部分则不可见。例如：

There's an iceberg of hidden costs associated with this project. (这个项目隐藏的成本有如冰山般之多。)

The politician's public persona was just the tip of the iceberg, and there were many secrets that he was hiding. (政客的公众形象只是冰山一角，他隐藏着许多秘密。)