"two's company" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 兩人成伴

Definition

這個表達意思是兩個人在一起會更自在愉快，加上第三個人可能會打擾到他們的親密氛圍。通常指第三者讓本來的親密被打破。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬口語表達，多用在情侶或好友之間有第三人加入的情況。暗示兩人更合適，第三人多餘。常見完整說法是“two's company, three's a crowd”。非字面用法，正式文體很少見。

Examples

"Two's company, but three's a crowd," she said when her little brother joined them.

「**兩人成伴**，三人真多餘。」她在弟弟加入時說道。

Sometimes, two's company—just you and your best friend is perfect.

有時候，**兩人成伴**，只有你和最好的朋友就很好。

They wanted to watch a movie alone because two's company.

他們想單獨看電影，因為**兩人成伴**。

You know what they say, two's company—want to leave the lovebirds alone?

你知道人家怎麼說，**兩人成伴**—要不要讓情侶自己待著？

When my roommate brought her boyfriend over, I left because two's company.

我室友帶男友來時，我離開了，因為**兩人成伴**。

Don't mind me—two's company. I'll give you guys some space.

別管我——**兩人成伴**。我讓你們有點空間。