"big sleep" in Chinese (Simplified)
长眠(死亡的委婉说法)
Definition
一种委婉、温和的说法,用来指代死亡,尤其是在与孩子或文学作品中。也可以指很长或很深的睡眠。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Big sleep”常用于文学或非正式场合表示死亡,而不是科学或正式用语。大多数情况下人们会理解为指死亡,除非语境特别明确。
Examples
Some people call death the big sleep.
有些人把死亡称为**长眠**。
The old cat finally went to the big sleep last night.
老猫昨晚终于进入了**长眠**。
Many stories use the term big sleep when someone dies.
很多故事在有人去世时会用**长眠**这个词。
When Grandpa passed away, Mom told us he went to the big sleep.
外公去世时,妈妈告诉我们他进入了**长眠**。
After the accident, everyone was too sad to talk about the big sleep directly.
事故之后,大家太伤心了,不愿直接谈论**长眠**这个话题。
He joked, 'Don’t wake me up, I’m enjoying the big sleep!', but everyone knew what he meant.
他说笑:‘别叫醒我,我正在享受**长眠**!’ 但大家都明白他的意思。