"play the heavy" in Chinese (Traditional)

扮演壞人扮黑臉

Definition

在某種情境中扮演嚴厲、有時讓人不喜歡的「壞人」角色，通常指執行規定或做出不受歡迎的決定。

多用於非正式場合，指執行不討喜的職責（如為大家設限或處罰），並不是真的演戲。常說明是被迫的或為他人著想。可用於家庭、職場、電影等場合。

Sometimes a parent has to play the heavy to teach children a lesson.

有時父母不得不**扮演壞人**來給孩子一個教訓。

My boss asked me to play the heavy and fire the employee.

老闆讓我**扮演壞人**，解雇那名員工。

No one wanted to play the heavy at the meeting.

沒有人願意在會議上**扮黑臉**。

I hate having to play the heavy, but someone has to say no.

我討厭必須**扮演壞人**，但總得有人說不。

She offered to play the heavy so her partner wouldn't look bad in front of the group.

她主動**扮黑臉**，以免她的伴侶在大家面前不體面。

I was tired of always having to play the heavy at work, so I let someone else handle the bad news.

我厭倦了在工作中總是**扮演壞人**，所以這次讓別人來傳達壞消息。