"too clever by half" in Chinese (Traditional)
聰明反被聰明誤自作聰明
Definition
用來形容某人非常聰明，但這種聰明反而令人反感或帶來問題，通常因為太過自信。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要在英式英語中使用，帶有批評色彩，形容自以為是、過度聰明結果反而造成困擾。並非讚美，常帶有諷刺或否定語氣。
Examples
He is too clever by half and always tries to trick others.
他**自作聰明**，總是試著欺騙別人。
Don't be too clever by half—your plan could backfire.
別**自作聰明**了——你的計劃可能會適得其反。
She was too clever by half and lost everyone's trust.
她**聰明反被聰明誤**，失去了大家的信任。
You’re being too clever by half with that answer—just say what you mean!
你這個回答**自作聰明**，直接說出你的意思吧！
His too clever by half attitude made it hard for us to take him seriously.
他那種**自作聰明**的態度讓我們很難把他當回事。
When Tom tried to fix the problem himself, his too clever by half approach only made things worse.
當湯姆嘗試自己解決問題時，他的**自作聰明**反而讓事情更糟。