"liquid courage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 酒壯膽

Definition

指有人在做害怕的事情前，通過喝酒讓自己變得更勇敢或有自信。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Liquid courage”是幽默、非正式用語，常指喝酒後獲得勇氣去做平常不敢做的事（如唱歌、告白等），表示這種勇氣是暫時的、虛假的。

Examples

He needed a little liquid courage before giving his speech.

他在演講前需要一點**酒壯膽**。

She drank some liquid courage and talked to her crush.

她喝了點**酒壯膽**，然後和喜歡的人說話。

Some people use liquid courage to dance in public.

有些人靠**酒壯膽**纔敢在公眾場合跳舞。

A shot of liquid courage and suddenly karaoke doesn’t seem so scary.

喝一杯**酒壯膽**，突然覺得唱卡拉OK也沒那麼可怕了。

Don’t judge—sometimes a little liquid courage helps me start a conversation.

別笑話，有時候一點**酒壯膽**讓我敢開口說話。

With enough liquid courage, he finally told his boss how he felt.

有了足夠的**酒壯膽**，他終於向老闆說出了心裡話。