"sweetness and light" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 和諧與甜美

Definition

形容人、氣氛或情境友善愉快且和諧的片語，但經常用於諷刺語氣，意指實際上並非如此美好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或文學語境，常帶有諷刺意味（如「表面上一片和諧甜美」），實際上暗指有矛盾或不誠懇。很少字面使用。

Examples

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

孩子們在父母回家時表現得一片**和諧與甜美**。

After the argument, everything was not sweetness and light.

爭吵過後，一切並非都充滿**和諧與甜美**。

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

她希望團隊在工作中充滿**和諧與甜美**。

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

別被笑容騙了，表面下並非**和諧與甜美**。

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

我的親家們假裝一切**和諧與甜美**，實際上氣氛很緊張。

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

會議一開始還算**和諧與甜美**，但很快氣氛變得激烈。