"death by a thousand paper cuts" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
指許多小問題或小損傷長期累積,最終造成嚴重失敗或傷害的情況。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於非正式比喻用語,多用於描述工作、生活、技術等場合連續的小問題最終帶來大麻煩。強調問題的累積性,不是真正的物理傷害。
Examples
The company closed after experiencing death by a thousand paper cuts from many small issues.
公司因經歷了許多小問題的**千刀萬剮**而倒閉。
Fixing one bug isn't enough if you're facing death by a thousand paper cuts.
如果你面臨**千刀萬剮**,修復一個小問題是不夠的。
He quit his job because of death by a thousand paper cuts; the stress added up over time.
他因為**千刀萬剮**而辭職了;壓力隨時間累積。
Our software isn't failing because of one big bug—it's death by a thousand paper cuts.
我們的軟件不是因為一個大故障失敗的,而是因為**千刀萬剮**。
Sometimes a relationship ends not because of one event, but through death by a thousand paper cuts.
有時候一段關係不是因為某個事件而結束,而是因為**千刀萬剮**地結束。
The project failed slowly, a classic case of death by a thousand paper cuts.
這個項目慢慢失敗,是**千刀萬剮**的典型案例。