"you can't polish a turd" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質
• 無法把壞東西變好

Definition

這個表達意思是無論怎麼修飾，壞的東西也無法變好，掩蓋不了本質的缺點。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式、粗俗的表達，多用於私下或朋友間，強調無論努力多大，壞東西本質上無法變好。不適合正式場合。

Examples

No matter how much you try, you can't polish a turd.

不管你怎麼努力，**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**。

He thinks adding decorations will help, but you can't polish a turd.

他以為裝飾會有幫助，但**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**。

Some projects are just doomed—you can't polish a turd.

有些項目注定失敗—**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**。

Honestly, the product design is terrible—you can't polish a turd.

說實話，這產品設計很爛—**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**。

We spent hours editing the report, but you can't polish a turd—the data was just bad.

我們花了幾個小時編輯報告，但**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**—數據本身太差。

They tried to relaunch the app, but as they say, you can't polish a turd.

他們試圖重新發布這個應用，但正如那句話，**再怎麼修飾也掩蓋不了本質**。