"a fate worse than death" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 比死亡更可怕的命運

Definition

如果你說某事是「比死亡更可怕的命運」，意思是那事情極其難以忍受，幾乎讓人覺得死亡都較好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多半用於誇張或幽默地形容某事很糟，不是真的指死亡。一般在非正式場合描述極端尷尬或難以忍受的情形。

Examples

For some people, public speaking is a fate worse than death.

對有些人來說，公開演講是**比死亡更可怕的命運**。

He said losing his phone was a fate worse than death.

他說丟手機是**比死亡更可怕的命運**。

Sitting through that long lecture felt like a fate worse than death.

聽那麼長的講座簡直是**比死亡更可怕的命運**。

If I had to eat broccoli every day, that would be a fate worse than death for me.

如果我每天都要喫西蘭花，對我而言那就是**比死亡更可怕的命運**。

She joked that working weekends was a fate worse than death.

她開玩笑說週末上班是**比死亡更可怕的命運**。

Honestly, missing the concert felt like a fate worse than death at the time.

說實話，當時錯過音樂會真的**比死亡更可怕的命運**。