"ultimatums" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 最後通牒

Definition

最後通牒是指一方對另一方提出的最終要求或聲明，警告如果不滿足條件，就會有不良後果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「最後通牒」多用於正式場合，如外交、商務談判或重大衝突。代表嚴格且無法協商的要求。日常使用時可能讓人覺得強硬或帶威脅性。

Examples

The parents gave their children ultimatums to clean their rooms or lose TV privileges.

父母向孩子下達了**最後通牒**，要麼整理房間，要麼就不能看電視。

The company issued ultimatums during the contract negotiations.

公司在合約談判中提出了**最後通牒**。

She doesn't like giving ultimatums in relationships.

她不喜歡在感情中下**最後通牒**。

"If you don’t call me back tonight, we’re done"—people often give ultimatums like this when they're frustrated.

「你今晚不打電話給我，我們就結束了」——人在沮喪時常會說這樣的**最後通牒**。

Diplomats rarely respond well to ultimatums.

外交官很少對**最後通牒**有正面反應。

Sometimes ultimatums backfire and damage trust instead of fixing the problem.

有時候**最後通牒**適得其反，損害信任而不是解決問題。