"lost on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 未被...理解
• ...沒有明白

Definition

如果某事“is lost on”某人，意思是那個人沒理解，也沒注意到它的重要性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容笑話、意思等未被他人領會。固定結構：'was lost on + 某人'。屬於慣用語。

Examples

The joke was lost on him.

笑話對他來說**沒有明白**。

The meaning was lost on the students.

意思對學生們來說**沒有明白**。

The warning was lost on most people.

警告對大多數人來說**沒有起作用**。

All my hints were lost on her—she just didn’t get it.

我所有的暗示都**沒有讓她明白**，她就是沒懂。

His sarcasm was completely lost on me—I'm too literal sometimes.

他的諷刺我**完全沒聽出來**，我有時太過字面理解。

The beauty of the moment wasn’t lost on him; he stopped to appreciate it.

那一刻的美**他沒有忽視**，他停下來欣賞。