"a red herring" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 障眼法
• 假線索

Definition

一種讓人分心、誤入歧途的線索或資訊，常用於偵探小說或辯論中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個習語，多用於非正式或中性場合，常見於偵探故事、辯論等場合。不是字面意思，並不指真正的魚。

Examples

The strange phone call was a red herring in the story.

那通奇怪的電話在故事中是**一個障眼法**。

The detective realized the clue was just a red herring.

偵探意識到那條線索只是**一個假線索**。

His comments turned out to be a red herring to confuse us.

他的話結果只是**障眼法**，讓我們困惑。

I think that weird news story is just a red herring. Don’t get distracted by it.

我覺得那條奇怪的新聞只是**障眼法**，不要分心。

There were a few red herrings in the movie to make the ending a surprise.

電影中有幾個**障眼法**讓結局更出乎意料。

Politicians often use a red herring to avoid tough questions.

政客常用**障眼法**來逃避棘手的問題。