"preach to" in Chinese (Traditional)

對……說教

Definition

以說教的方式對某人講道德、宗教或應該怎麼做，常常讓人覺得強勢或令人反感。

常帶有負面含義，形容對方說教或發號施令。常見說法「preach to the choir」意為對已同意的人說教。可用於宗教或其他語境。

My mother likes to preach to me about studying every day.

我媽媽喜歡每天**對我說教**，要我學習。

The teacher began to preach to the class about honesty.

老師開始**對全班說教**誠實的重要性。

Don’t preach to your friends if they make a mistake.

如果朋友犯錯，不要**對他們說教**。

He tends to preach to everyone about healthy eating, even though he doesn’t always follow his own advice.

他總是**對每個人說教**健康飲食，雖然自己並不總是聽從自己的建議。

You don’t need to preach to me—I already know smoking is bad.

你不用**對我說教**，我已經知道吸煙有害。

Sometimes it feels like politicians just want to preach to us instead of listening.

有時候感覺政治人物只是想**對我們說教**，而不是聆聽我們的想法。