"dawn on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 突然明白
• 恍然大悟

Definition

當某件事情突然變得清楚明白，或第一次領悟某個道理時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來表示某人突然意識到某事。多用過去式，如 'it dawned on me'。非字面意思，與天亮無關，是突然明白、領悟的意思。

Examples

It dawned on me that I forgot my keys at home.

我**突然明白**自己把鑰匙忘在家裡了。

Suddenly, it dawned on her that the meeting was today.

她**突然明白**今天有會議。

It didn't dawn on him to call until late at night.

他到很晚才**突然想起**要打電話。

As I listened to the story, it slowly dawned on me what she meant.

我聽她講故事時，才**慢慢明白**她的意思。

It finally dawned on them why everyone was laughing.

他們終於**明白**大家為什麼笑了。

Has it ever dawned on you that maybe you're wrong?

你有沒有**突然意識到**也許是你錯了？