"sweeten the pill" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減輕壞消息

Definition

讓不愉快或困難的消息更容易被接受，通常是透過加入一些好處或用溫和的方式傳達消息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是成語，用於正式或半正式情境，多用於談論壞消息。不是真的與藥丸有關。常見說法有「試圖減輕壞消息」。

Examples

He tried to sweeten the pill by offering a small bonus with the bad news.

他試圖透過發放小獎金來**減輕壞消息**。

We need to sweeten the pill before telling her about the changes.

在告訴她改變前，我們需要**減輕壞消息**。

To sweeten the pill, they included free training with the strict new policy.

為了**減輕壞消息**，他們附送了免費培訓來配合新的嚴格政策。

There's no real way to sweeten the pill—we just have to tell them the truth.

其實沒什麼辦法**減輕壞消息**，只能說實話。

They always try to sweeten the pill when announcing budget cuts.

他們總是在宣佈預算削減時**減輕壞消息**。

Adding some good news at the end can help sweeten the pill.

最後加上一些好消息可以幫助**減輕壞消息**。