"the breaking point" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臨界點
• 忍耐極限

Definition

某人或某物因過度壓力或負荷變得無法正常運作的臨界時刻或極限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可用於形容情緒、壓力的極限，也可形容事物的物理極限。常見搭配有'reach the breaking point'、'at the breaking point'等，常用於壓力或危機時。口語或正式皆可用。

Examples

She felt she was at the breaking point after a long week of work.

她覺得自己經過漫長工作的一週後已到達**臨界點**。

The team reached the breaking point during the heated argument.

團隊在激烈的爭吵中達到了**臨界點**。

If you keep bending it, the stick will hit the breaking point.

如果你繼續彎它，這根棍子會到達**斷裂的臨界點**。

After endless delays, my patience finally reached the breaking point.

經過無數次延誤後，我的耐心終於到了**極限**。

You can push people only so far before they hit the breaking point.

你只能把人逼到某個地步，不然他們就會到達**忍耐極限**。

Right now, the city's transportation system is at the breaking point.

目前，這個城市的交通系統正處於**臨界點**。