"dawn upon" in Chinese (Simplified)
突然明白恍然大悟
Definition
突然明白或理解某件事情，通常是在思考一段时间后。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于半正式、比喻表达，多用于被动语态（如 'it dawned upon me'）。通常用来形容突然明白某个道理或问题，不用于实际事件。
Examples
It dawned upon me that I had forgotten her birthday.
我**突然想起**自己忘记了她的生日。
The answer finally dawned upon him after hours of thinking.
经过几个小时思考，他**终于明白**了答案。
It dawned upon Sarah that she was at the wrong bus stop.
莎拉**突然明白**她等错了公交站。
I was halfway home when it dawned upon me that I left my keys at the office.
我回家的半路上**才意识到**钥匙落在办公室了。
It only dawned upon us after the meeting ended that we never discussed the main issue.
会议结束后我们才**突然意识到**，从未讨论主要问题。
"Wait a second," it dawned upon him, "this contract is missing a signature!"
“等一下”，他**突然明白**，“这份合同少了个签名！”