"have words with" in Chinese (Traditional)

與...嚴肅談話與...爭吵

Definition

與某人認真談話，通常是關於問題或分歧，有時會爭吵。

這是較正式或委婉的表達方式，指與某人嚴肅談論問題，有時帶有爭執，也可能只是認真溝通。一般不用於隨意閒聊。

I need to have words with my coworker about his mistakes.

我需要**與**同事**嚴肅談話**，討論他的錯誤。

The teacher had to have words with the student after class.

老師課後不得不**與**學生**嚴肅談話**。

My mom is going to have words with me if I'm late again.

如果我再遲到，媽媽會和我**嚴肅談話**。

Did you have words with your neighbor about the noise last night?

你昨晚和鄰居**談過話**關於噪音嗎？

We're going to have words with the manager if this keeps happening.

如果這種情況繼續下去，我們會**和**經理**嚴肅談話**。

I could tell from their faces that they'd just had words with each other.

從他們的表情可以看出，他們剛剛**吵過架**。