"speak ill of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 說壞話 (關於…)

Definition

指在背後說某人的壞話或不友善的話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個用語比較正式，也可用於日常會話。常用來描述在背後講壞話。與直接罵人不同，強調背地裡議論。

Examples

It is not nice to speak ill of your friends.

**說壞話**自己的朋友不好。

People who speak ill of others are often unhappy themselves.

經常**說壞話**別人的人通常自己也不快樂。

She never speaks ill of anyone at work.

她在工作中從不**說壞話**誰。

You really shouldn't speak ill of people when they're not around.

別人不在時，你真的不應該**說壞話**他們。

After he left, everyone started to speak ill of him.

他離開後，大家都開始**說他的壞話**。

I try not to speak ill of my ex, even though things ended badly.

即使事情結束不好，我也盡量不**說我前任的壞話**。