"heart of hearts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 內心深處

Definition

用來表示你心底最深、最真實的感受或信念，通常是不會公開承認的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Heart of hearts' 屬於正式或文學用語，描述最深層的情感或信念，常見於 'in my heart of hearts'。不適用於日常或輕微意見。

Examples

In my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to be an artist.

在我**內心深處**，我知道自己想成為藝術家。

She smiles, but in her heart of hearts she feels sad.

她微笑著，但在**內心深處**感到難過。

He pretended to agree, but in his heart of hearts he disagreed.

他假裝同意，但在**內心深處**並不同意。

You can say anything you like, but I know, deep in your heart of hearts, you still care.

你可以隨便說，但我知道在你**內心深處**你還是在意的。

In my heart of hearts, I never stopped hoping things would get better.

在我**內心深處**，我從未失去希望事情會好轉。

Everyone thought he’d move on, but in his heart of hearts he was still holding on.

大家都以為他會繼續前進，但在他**內心深處**還是放不下。