"derailment" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 出軌事故

Definition

出軌事故指的是火車脫離鐵軌。這個詞也可以比喻計畫或進程嚴重偏離或突然失敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Derailment”主要用於列車，但也正式用來比喻計劃突然失敗或跑偏。常見搭配有“train”、“project”、“negotiations”，不要與“delay”或“accident”泛指混淆。

Examples

The train's derailment caused delays for many passengers.

火車**出軌事故**導致許多乘客延誤。

No one was injured in the derailment.

這次**出軌事故**中沒有人受傷。

The derailment was investigated by police.

警方對這起**出軌事故**展開了調查。

After the financial crisis, the company suffered a major derailment in its plans.

金融危機過後，公司計畫出現重大**出軌事故**（比喻用法）。

Nobody saw the derailment coming—it was completely unexpected.

沒有人預料到這次**出軌事故**，完全出乎意料。

Talks about the merger hit a derailment after new issues were discovered.

合併談判在發現新問題後出現**出軌事故**（比喻用法）。