"take the fifth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 援引第五修正案
• 拒絕作證

Definition

指因回答可能讓自己被定罪而拒絕回答問題，來自美國憲法第五修正案。可用於法律場合，也用於避免回答尷尬問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

源自美國法律，但在日常口語也用於幽默迴避尷尬問題。常見：'I’ll take the fifth.'，美國以外較少見，需額外解釋。

Examples

When the police asked him about the crime, he decided to take the fifth.

警察問他犯罪的事時，他決定**援引第五修正案**。

I don’t want to answer that question, so I’ll take the fifth.

我不想回答這個問題，所以我會**援引第五修正案**。

Sometimes, witnesses in court take the fifth to protect themselves.

有時，法庭上的證人會**援引第五修正案**來保護自己。

Who ate the last cookie? Uh... I'd rather take the fifth!

誰喫了最後一塊餅乾？呃...我還是**援引第五修正案**吧！

Whenever I ask him about his ex, he just takes the fifth.

每次我問他前女友，他都**援引第五修正案**。

If you don’t want to get in trouble, maybe you should just take the fifth on that one.

如果你不想惹麻煩，也許你應該對這個問題**援引第五修正案**。