"the genie is out of the bottle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 魔瓶已打開
• 回不去了

Definition

這個表達表示某件事情已經發生，無法撤回或逆轉，通常指新的情況、科技或想法已經無法回到從前。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是英文的慣用語，多用於討論科技發展、巨大改變或祕密外洩。語氣中性，表示事情不可逆轉。偶爾會縮寫為'the genie is out.'

Examples

Once the secret was revealed, the genie is out of the bottle.

祕密公開後，**魔瓶已打開**。

After the new app launched, the genie is out of the bottle; everyone started using it.

新應用一推出，**魔瓶已打開**，大家都開始用了。

Now that the news is public, the genie is out of the bottle.

既然消息公開了，**魔瓶已打開**。

We can't put this back to the way it was—the genie is out of the bottle.

我們沒辦法回到從前——**魔瓶已打開**。

With artificial intelligence, the genie is out of the bottle—there's no stopping it now.

人工智慧來了，**魔瓶已打開**，現在無法阻止了。

He tried to apologize, but the genie is out of the bottle and people won't forget what he said.

他試著道歉，但**魔瓶已打開**，大家不會忘記他說的話。