"trade off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 權衡
• 取捨

Definition

「trade off」指的是在要獲得某樣東西時，必須放棄另一樣，是在不同利弊間的權衡。常用來描述做決定時的取捨，沒有完美的選擇。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「trade off」屬於半正式用語，在商業、經濟和日常決策中很常見，常作名詞，例如：'There’s a trade off between速度和品質。' 也可寫作“trade-off”。用於說明沒有兩全其美的情形。

Examples

There is always a trade off between price and quality.

價格和品質之間總是有**權衡**。

Studying late is a trade off for having more free time during the day.

晚上學習是白天有更多空閒時間的**取捨**。

He made a trade off between spending and saving.

他在花錢和存錢之間做了**權衡**。

You have to decide what matters more—the trade off is yours to make.

你得決定什麼更重要—這種**取捨**要你自己來做。

Moving closer to work saved time, but the trade off was higher rent.

搬到離工作更近的地方節省了時間，但**權衡**是租金更高。

Every decision in life involves some kind of trade off.

生活中的每一個決定都涉及某種**權衡**。