"think inside the box" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 按常規思考
• 墨守成規

Definition

按照常規或傳統的方式思考，不追求創新或不同尋常的解決方法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常與“think outside the box”形成對比。強調缺乏創新，常帶有諷刺或批評語氣。

Examples

Sometimes, managers want their teams to think inside the box and follow the rules.

有時，經理希望團隊**按常規思考**，遵守規則。

If you always think inside the box, you might miss better solutions.

如果你總是**按常規思考**，可能會錯過更好的解決方案。

Schools sometimes encourage students to think inside the box when teaching basic skills.

學校在教授基本技能時，有時會鼓勵學生**按常規思考**。

Don’t just think inside the box—try something unexpected for once!

別總是**按常規思考**——偶爾試試意料之外的做法吧！

He likes to think inside the box, so his designs look similar to everyone else’s.

他喜歡**按常規思考**，所以他的設計和別人差不多。

People often criticize politicians for only thinking inside the box and not taking risks.

人們常批評政客只會**按常規思考**，不敢冒險。