"hold water" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 站得住腳
• 有道理 (論點)

Definition

如果一個觀點或論據“hold water”，表示它有道理、站得住腳；如果“不 hold water”，表示它不成立或有漏洞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是慣用語，非正式，多用於討論理由、理論等。常見於否定：'doesn't hold water'。不要和字面意思的“防水”混淆。

Examples

Her explanation doesn't hold water.

她的解釋**站不住腳**。

That theory just doesn't hold water.

那個理論根本**站不住腳**。

Do you think his story holds water?

你覺得他的故事**有道理**嗎？

Most of their arguments simply don't hold water under closer examination.

他們的大多數論點仔細一看都**站不住腳**。

It sounds convincing, but the idea doesn't really hold water once you ask a few questions.

聽起來很有說服力，但稍微問幾個問題，這個想法就**不成立**了。

If your excuse doesn't hold water, you'll have trouble convincing anyone.

如果你的藉口**站不住腳**，你很難說服別人。