"break silence" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打破沈默

Definition

在一段完全安靜後說話或發出聲音，或是大家沉默一段時間後第一個開口的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式或情感場景，如會議、訪談或難啟齒的話題。常見搭配為“break the silence”。可指字面意義（有人開口），也常作比喻用（終於談及難題）。不適用於隨機噪音。

Examples

No one wanted to break silence after the bad news.

壞消息之後，沒有人想要**打破沈默**。

She finally decided to break silence and tell the truth.

她終於決定**打破沈默**，說出真相。

Who will break silence first in the meeting?

會議上誰會先**打破沈默**？

After an awkward pause, he cleared his throat to break silence.

尷尬的一段安靜後，他清了清喉嚨**打破沈默**。

It took her weeks to break silence about what happened at work.

她花了幾個星期才**打破對工作上發生事件的沈默**。

"I'll break silence and say it: We need a new plan," he finally admitted.

「我來**打破沈默**說一句：我們需要一個新計劃，」他終於坦承。