"there's nobody home" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 家裡沒有人

Definition

這個表達意思是家裡沒有人。有時也可以幽默地指某人心不在焉或不專心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為字面意思，但偶爾也會用來打趣說某人心不在焉。屬於口語用法，正式場合少見。

Examples

There's nobody home, so we can't go inside.

**家裡沒有人**，所以我們不能進去。

I knocked, but there's nobody home.

我敲門了，但**家裡沒有人**。

If there's nobody home, call them later.

如果**家裡沒有人**，晚點再打電話。

We rang the bell for ten minutes, but there's nobody home—let's try again later.

我們按了十分鐘的門鈴，但**家裡沒有人**—我們晚點再試吧。

Sometimes when he's daydreaming, it's like there's nobody home upstairs.

有時候他發呆時，就像“**家裡沒有人**”。

Don't bother knocking—there's nobody home at this hour anyway.

不用敲門了，這個時候**家裡沒有人**。