"tough love" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚴厲的愛
• 苦口婆心

Definition

「嚴厲的愛」是指出於關心，有時對他人採取嚴格甚至看似苛刻的態度，目的是幫助對方變得更好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於家庭或協助他人的情境，特別是父母、老師或輔導員對孩子的方式。重點是關心但採取嚴格措施。不是用來合理化殘酷或疏離，而是出於愛的必要管教。常見用法有「給某人嚴厲的愛」。

Examples

Sometimes parents need to use tough love to help their children learn responsibility.

有時父母需要用**嚴厲的愛**來教孩子負責任。

My coach believes in tough love during our training sessions.

我的教練在訓練時相信**嚴厲的愛**。

She gave her friend some tough love so he could get his life back on track.

她對朋友給予了**嚴厲的愛**，幫助他重新振作。

After failing his exam, his parents showed tough love by taking away his video games.

他考試不及格後，父母用**嚴厲的愛**把他的電子遊戲機收走了。

Sometimes tough love is the only way to help someone change bad habits.

有時候，**嚴厲的愛**是幫助某人改掉壞習慣的唯一方法。

It hurt at the time, but I know now my teacher’s tough love really helped me grow.

當時很難受，但我現在知道老師的**嚴厲的愛**真的讓我成長了。