"by mistake" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不小心
• 誤打誤撞

Definition

「by mistake」指的是你無意中、不小心做了某事，而不是故意的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「by mistake」是非正式用法，常放在動詞之後，如'I called by mistake'（我不小心打的）。不要和「on purpose」（故意）搞混。

Examples

I sent the email to the wrong person by mistake.

我**不小心**把郵件發錯人了。

She broke the cup by mistake.

她**不小心**打破了杯子。

He called me by mistake last night.

他昨晚**不小心**打電話給我。

Sorry, I grabbed your bag by mistake.

對不起，我**不小心**拿了你的包。

You deleted the file by mistake? No worries, I have a backup.

你**不小心**把檔案刪了？沒關係，我有備份。

I think I sent that message to the group chat by mistake. Oops!

我覺得我**不小心**把那條訊息發到羣組聊天了。糟糕！