"cut out to be" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 天生适合

Definition

具有做某件事情或特定角色的天赋或能力；适合某个工作或任务。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是非正式表达，多用否定形式：'not cut out to be'，强调天生适合与否，多用于职业或任务，强调天赋而非后天技能。

Examples

She is cut out to be a doctor.

她**天生适合**当医生。

I am not cut out to be an engineer.

我**天生不适合**当工程师。

Do you think he is cut out to be a leader?

你觉得他**天生适合**做领导吗？

Teaching is hard work—clearly, not everyone is cut out to be a teacher.

教学很辛苦——显然不是每个人都**天生适合**当老师。

After a few weeks, she realized she wasn't cut out to be a professional athlete.

几周后，她意识到自己**天生不适合**做职业运动员。

Honestly, I don't think I'm cut out to be someone’s manager.

说实话，我觉得我**天生不适合**当别人的经理。