"come to attention" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 立正 (軍隊)
• 引起注意

Definition

雙腳併攏，雙手貼身直立，通常是軍隊口令。也可以指吸引注意力或讓人注意到某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於軍隊或正式場合表示口令。非軍隊語境下常指吸引大家注意，不要和 'pay attention'（注意、專心）混淆。常見搭配：'when...'，如 'when the general entered, everyone came to attention.'

Examples

The soldiers come to attention when the captain arrives.

士兵們在上尉到來時**立正**。

Please come to attention before we begin the ceremony.

請在儀式開始前**立正**。

When she called his name, he quickly came to attention.

她叫他名字時，他立刻**立正**。

News of the fire made everyone in the office come to attention.

火災的消息讓辦公室裡的每個人都**警覺起來**。

Her brilliant idea finally came to attention during the meeting.

她的好主意終於在會議上**引起了注意**。

As soon as the general entered, the whole room came to attention.

將軍一進來，整個房間都**立正**了。