"go back on your word" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食言

Definition

沒有履行自己承諾或說過要做的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是負面的，表示某人未兌現承諾。常用於失望、不信任的情境。經常和 promise（承諾）一起使用。

Examples

She promised to help but then went back on her word.

她答應幫忙，但後來**食言了**。

You should never go back on your word.

你絕不應該**食言**。

He went back on his word and did not call her.

他**食言了**，沒有給她打電話。

Everyone lost trust in him after he went back on his word about the deal.

他在交易上**食言**後，大家都對他失去了信任。

If you go back on your word too often, people won't believe you anymore.

如果你經常**食言**，別人就不會再相信你了。

I can't believe they went back on their word after making such a big promise.

我簡直不敢相信他們做出那麼大的承諾後居然**食言了**。