"hard as nails" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冷酷無情
• 堅不可摧

Definition

用來形容一個人非常堅強，無動於衷，能夠毫無感情地面對困難。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式口語，常用於形容堅強或鐵石心腸的人，有時可能帶貶義。

Examples

My grandmother is hard as nails; nothing upsets her.

我奶奶**冷酷無情**，什麼都難不倒她。

The coach was hard as nails, but he always cared about his team.

教練**堅不可摧**，但他很關心隊員。

After years in the army, he became hard as nails.

在軍隊多年後，他變得**冷酷無情**。

Everyone says she's hard as nails, but I think she's just determined.

大家都說她**冷酷無情**，但我覺得她只是很有決心。

You have to be hard as nails to work in that job.

做那份工作必須**堅不可摧**。

Don’t let her smile fool you—she’s hard as nails when she needs to be.

別被她的微笑騙了——她該堅強時**冷酷無情**。