"hit a sour note" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不和諧
• 氣氛變差

Definition

做或說讓氣氛尷尬、不愉快或破壞和諧的話或事，通常是比喻義而不是字面意思。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

幾乎總是比喻用法，指氣氛被破壞或變差。在社交、工作或藝術場合很常用，不算正式或俚語。常見：'hit a sour note with...'。

Examples

Her joke hit a sour note at the party.

她的玩笑在聚會上**氣氛變差**了。

His comment really hit a sour note during the meeting.

他的評論在會議上真的**不和諧**。

The speech hit a sour note with the audience.

演講讓觀眾**不舒服**了。

Everything was going well until he hit a sour note and mentioned politics.

氣氛都很好，直到他提到政治**破壞了氣氛**。

That question really hit a sour note with the guests.

那個問題讓賓客們**覺得氣氛變差**了。

You really hit a sour note bringing that up now.

你現在提這個真的**破壞氣氛**了。