"know better" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 應該更懂事
• 明知不該

Definition

有足夠的智慧或經驗，不會做蠢事；也指知道什麼是正確或明智的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來委婉批評某人的錯誤決定，或表達某人本應知道後果。常見說法如：'你應該更懂事'，'他明知不該這麼做'。用於建議、不認同，有時帶幽默感。

Examples

You should know better than to touch the stove when it's hot.

你應該**更懂事**，別碰燙的爐子。

I thought you knew better than to lie to your friends.

我以為你**應該更懂事**，不會對朋友說謊。

He is old enough to know better.

他年紀夠大，應該**更懂事**了。

Come on, you know better than that!

拜託，你**明知不該**這樣！

She acts like she didn’t know better, but I know she did.

她裝作自己不**懂事**，但我知道她其實明白。

By now, we all know better than to show up late to his parties.

到現在為止，我們都**清楚明知不該**在他的派對遲到。