"throw a curve" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 出其不意
• 讓某人措手不及（表達）

Definition

用讓人意想不到或棘手的事情讓某人喫驚，特別是對方沒有準備的問題或情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要為美國口語表達，來自棒球術語，更常見的形式是 'throw a curveball'。用來表達給人帶來意外或難題，通常不是正面的驚喜。

Examples

The teacher threw a curve during the quiz.

老師在小測驗時**出其不意**了。

Her question really threw a curve at me.

她的問題真的讓我**措手不及**。

They threw a curve when they changed the plan suddenly.

他們突然改變計劃時，真是**出其不意**。

My boss threw a curve in the meeting with an unexpected question.

老闆在會議上用一個意外的問題**讓我措手不及**。

Life can throw a curve when you least expect it.

生活總會在你最意想不到的時候**讓你措手不及**。

Just when I thought everything was fine, the news threw a curve at us.

就在我以為一切都很好時，這個消息**讓我們措手不及**。