"leave to the imagination" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 留给想象

Definition

不提供所有细节，让对方用自己的想象力补充剩下的内容。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述文学、电影、艺术中没有明说或显示的细节，强调留白让人遐想。常表达含蓄、高雅或增加吸引力。

Examples

The artist wanted to leave to the imagination what the painting truly meant.

艺术家想把画的真正意义**留给想象**。

Good writers often leave to the imagination how a story ends.

优秀的作家常常把故事的结尾**留给想象**。

The movie doesn't explain everything; it leaves some things to the imagination.

电影没有解释一切，而是**留给想象一些内容**。

The dress is elegant because it leaves a lot to the imagination.

这件裙子很优雅，因为它**留给想象的空间很大**。

That horror scene was scarier because they left most of it to the imagination.

那段恐怖场面更吓人，因为大部分都**留给了想象**。

Sometimes what isn't shown on screen is more powerful when it's left to the imagination.

有时候，屏幕上没有展示的反而因为**留给想象**而更加有力。