"red tape" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 繁瑣的手續
• 官僚作風

Definition

繁雜的規定和程序，特別是在政府或官方機構，會造成延誤或讓事情變得比實際需要的還複雜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“red tape”經常用來負面批評官僚作風或繁瑣手續。在正式和口語中都常用，常搭配“cut/reduce red tape”等說法，特別指政府或官方機構的繁複程序。

Examples

It takes a long time to get a visa because of all the red tape.

因為各種**繁瑣的手續**，辦簽證需要很久。

Small businesses struggle with too much red tape.

小企業常常被太多的**繁瑣手續**困擾。

We have to fill out a lot of forms because of red tape.

因為**繁瑣的手續**，我們要填很多表格。

If there wasn’t so much red tape, we’d get things done a lot faster.

要不是有這麼多**繁瑣的手續**，我們早就處理好了。

They promised to cut the red tape for new housing projects.

他們承諾要為新住房計畫減少**繁瑣的手續**。

Applying for benefits is such a headache because of all the red tape involved.

申請福利很頭痛，因為要經過很多**繁瑣的手續**。