"understood" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 明白了
• 被理解

Definition

它是 'understand' 的過去式和過去分詞，表示某人明白了某事的意思，或某件事即使沒有直接說出來也被默認或清楚了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

它常用於 'I understood'、'she was understood' 這類結構中。在對話裡，單獨說 'Understood.' 很常見，表示「明白了」，語氣直接，有時較正式。在 'it was understood that...' 中，它表示默認的協議或沒有明說的前提。

Examples

I understood the question after the teacher explained it.

老師解釋之後，我**明白了**這個問題。

She nodded to show that she understood.

她點點頭，表示她**明白了**。

The message was not understood by everyone.

不是每個人都**理解了**這則訊息。

Okay, understood — I'll send the file tonight.

好，**明白了**——我今晚會把檔案傳過去。

I thought we understood each other, but maybe I was wrong.

我以為我們彼此都**明白**了，但也許是我錯了。

It was understood that no one would talk about the meeting outside the office.

大家都**默認**不會在辦公室外談論這次會議。