"stand idly by" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 袖手旁觀

Definition

看到某事發生卻什麼都不做，明明可以採取行動卻選擇不插手。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於批評或強調道德責任的語境，常見搭配有‘不能袖手旁觀’或是問句。總是比喻用法，非字面意思。

Examples

We cannot stand idly by while people are suffering.

我們不能在別人受苦時**袖手旁觀**。

She refused to stand idly by when her friend was in danger.

她朋友有危險時，她拒絕**袖手旁觀**。

Don't just stand idly by—help if you see someone needs it.

不要只是**袖手旁觀**——看到有人需要幫助就幫忙。

Too many people stand idly by when they hear about injustice.

太多人在聽到不公時選擇**袖手旁觀**。

Are we really going to stand idly by and do nothing about climate change?

我們真的要對氣候變化**袖手旁觀**嗎？

He couldn’t just stand idly by while his coworkers were being treated unfairly.

同事被不公對待時，他無法**袖手旁觀**。