"send up a trial balloon" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 試探性提出意見

Definition

在正式決定前，非正式地提出一個想法，用來試探大家的反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是正式或商業用語，常用於測試對新政策或方案的反應。僅用於想法，別用來指真實的氣球。

Examples

The manager decided to send up a trial balloon before changing the company rules.

經理在更改公司規則前先**試探性提出意見**。

They sent up a trial balloon by asking a few friends about the new idea.

他們通過詢問幾個朋友**試探性提出意見**關於新想法。

It's smart to send up a trial balloon before making big changes.

在做重大改變前**試探性提出意見**很明智。

Let’s send up a trial balloon and see how our team reacts before announcing anything publicly.

我們先**試探性提出意見**，看團隊怎麼反應再公開宣布。

The politician sent up a trial balloon with a speech to test if voters liked the policy.

這位政客藉由演講**試探性提出意見**，觀察選民是否喜歡這項政策。

Before starting the project, the team leader quietly sent up a trial balloon to avoid unnecessary conflict.

項目開始前，隊長悄悄**試探性提出意見**，以避免不必要的衝突。