"cut out to be" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 天生適合

Definition

具有做某件事情或特定角色的天賦或能力；適合某個工作或任務。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是非正式表達，多用否定形式：'not cut out to be'，強調天生適合與否，多用於職業或任務，強調天賦而非後天技能。

Examples

She is cut out to be a doctor.

她**天生適合**當醫生。

I am not cut out to be an engineer.

我**天生不適合**當工程師。

Do you think he is cut out to be a leader?

你覺得他**天生適合**做領導嗎？

Teaching is hard work—clearly, not everyone is cut out to be a teacher.

教學很辛苦——顯然不是每個人都**天生適合**當老師。

After a few weeks, she realized she wasn't cut out to be a professional athlete.

幾週後，她意識到自己**天生不適合**做職業運動員。

Honestly, I don't think I'm cut out to be someone’s manager.

說實話，我覺得我**天生不適合**當別人的經理。