"reckoning" in Chinese (Simplified)
结算清算评判时刻
Definition
“Reckoning” 指的是计算或判断某事,特别是指面临后果的时刻。可以指结算、评判、或重要决定的时刻。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
可用于字面(如计算)和比喻(比如面对后果、最终判断)。常见短语有“day of reckoning”(清算之日)、“by my reckoning”(依我算来)。在口语中较为正式或文学化,日常对话较少见,主要出现在固定短语中。
Examples
By my reckoning, we should arrive by noon.
按照我的**计算**,我们应该中午到。
His reckoning was wrong, and he lost the bet.
他的**计算**错了,他输了赌注。
There will be a reckoning for those mistakes.
这些错误总会有**清算**的时候。
Many people fear the reckoning that comes after years of bad decisions.
许多人害怕多年错误决定之后的**清算**。
The truth will come out on the day of reckoning.
真相会在**清算日**揭晓。
After the scandal, a political reckoning was inevitable.
丑闻之后,政治上的**清算**不可避免。