"break it to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 告訴（某人壞消息）
• 通知

Definition

以委婉或小心的方式告訴某人消息，特別是壞消息或可能讓人難過的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常表示要小心或委婉地告訴他人壞消息，常配 'someone' 如 'break it to him'。比 'tell' 更為婉轉，不用於好消息。多見於 'How do I break it to...?' 或 'Sorry to break it to you'。

Examples

I don't know how to break it to him that he failed the test.

我不知道該如何**告訴**他他考試沒及格。

Can you break it to her gently?

你能不能溫和地**告訴**她？

I'll have to break it to my parents tonight.

我今晚得**告訴**我父母。

Sorry to break it to you, but the show is cancelled.

很抱歉要**告訴你**，演出取消了。

He didn't know how to break it to his team that they lost the contract.

他不知道如何跟團隊**說**他們失去了合約。

If you don't want to break it to them, I can do it for you.

如果你不想**告訴**他們，我可以幫你。