"from stem to stern" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 從頭到尾

Definition

從頭到尾，徹底；這原本是航海用語，指船的全部長度，現在用於表示任何事情完全或徹底地進行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這句話較正式或帶文學色彩，多用於強調全面性，例如全面檢查、徹底清理等。源自航海，但現已適用於任何徹底完成的情境。日常用語中較少見。

Examples

They cleaned the house from stem to stern.

他們把房子**從頭到尾**打掃了一遍。

The team checked the ship from stem to stern before sailing.

團隊在出航前**從頭到尾**檢查了船只。

She decorated the hall from stem to stern for the party.

她為派對把大廳**從頭到尾**裝飾了一遍。

The renovation renewed the building from stem to stern.

翻新工程讓大樓**從頭到尾**煥然一新。

By the time we finished, we had searched the place from stem to stern.

等我們結束時，整個地方**從頭到尾**都搜查過了。

My grandma knows her garden from stem to stern—not a leaf out of place!

我奶奶對她的花園**從頭到尾**了如指掌，連一片葉子都不會錯！