"sweetness and light" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 和谐与甜美

Definition

用于形容友好、愉快、和谐的气氛、人或情况的表达，常常带有讽刺意味，表示其实并非如此美好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于较正式或文学语境，常带讽刺语气（如“表面一片和谐美好”），实际指存在矛盾或虚伪。很少用来表达真正的和谐愉快。

Examples

The kids acted like sweetness and light when their parents came home.

孩子们在父母回家时表现得一片**和谐与甜美**。

After the argument, everything was not sweetness and light.

争吵过后，一切并非都充满**和谐与甜美**。

She wants the team to be sweetness and light at work.

她希望团队在工作中充满**和谐与甜美**。

Don't be fooled—behind the smiles, it's not all sweetness and light.

别被笑容骗了，表面之下并非**和谐与甜美**。

My in-laws pretend everything is sweetness and light, but there's a lot of tension.

我的亲家们假装一切**和谐与甜美**，其实气氛很紧张。

The meeting started out as sweetness and light, but things got heated fast.

会议一开始还算**和谐与甜美**，但很快就变得激烈了。