"heart of hearts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 内心深处

Definition

用于表示你内心最深处、最真实的感受或信念，通常是不愿或不敢公开承认的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Heart of hearts' 属于正式或文学表达，表示内心最深层的想法或情感，常用于 'in my heart of hearts' 结构。不是用来表达普通看法。

Examples

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

在我**内心深处**，我知道自己想成为艺术家。

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

她微笑着，但在**内心深处**感到难过。

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

他假装同意，但在**内心深处**并不同意。

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

你可以随便说，但我知道在你**内心深处**你还是在乎的。

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

在我**内心深处**，我从未失去对变好的希望。

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

所有人都以为他会继续前进，但他在**内心深处**仍然放不下。