"handwriting on the wall" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不祥之兆
• 明顯的警告

Definition

表示壞事或不可避免的事情即將發生的警告或跡象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達較正式，源於聖經故事，通常用於形容明顯的不祥之兆或即將發生的麻煩。不要用於正面預測，只說負面徵兆。

Examples

Many workers saw the handwriting on the wall before the company closed.

許多員工在公司倒閉前看到了**不祥之兆**。

When sales dropped, the store owner saw the handwriting on the wall.

銷售下降時，店主看到了**明顯的警告**。

People ignored the handwriting on the wall, and the problem got worse.

人們忽視了**不祥之兆**，問題變得更糟。

It was clear the company couldn't survive—the handwriting on the wall was everywhere.

公司顯然撐不下去了—到處都是**不祥之兆**。

She resigned as soon as she saw the handwriting on the wall about the upcoming layoffs.

她一看到關於即將裁員的**明顯的警告**就辭職了。

Even after the bad news, some people refused to admit the handwriting on the wall.

即使在壞消息之後，有些人還是不願承認**不祥之兆**。