"read the room" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 察言觀色
• 看清情勢

Definition

透過觀察言行與肢體語言，理解一羣人或某個情境中的氣氛、情緒或反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語用語，用來提醒人注意現場氣氛，避免不合時宜的行為。常在工作或聚會場合出現。總是比喻用法。

Examples

You need to read the room before making a joke.

你在開玩笑前要**察言觀色**。

It's important to read the room in meetings.

在會議中**看清情勢**很重要。

He didn't read the room and kept talking about himself.

他沒有**察言觀色**，一直在說自己。

Wow, you really need to read the room—nobody's in the mood for that right now.

哇，你真的應該**察言觀色**——大家現在都沒這個心情。

If you could read the room, you'd see everyone's getting bored.

要是你能**看清情勢**，你會發現大家都無聊了。

Come on, try to read the room—now's not the best time to bring that up.

拜託，**察言觀色**一下——現在不是說這件事的好時機。