"under your own steam" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 靠自己力量

Definition

如果你靠自己力量去做某事，就是自己獨立完成，沒有別人幫助。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個口語表達，在英式英語中更常用，類似於“靠你自己”。不是字面意思，‘steam’原指蒸汽機，比喻靠個人努力完成事情。常用來強調獨立。

Examples

He got to the meeting under his own steam.

他**靠自己力量**到了會議。

She finished the project under her own steam.

她**靠自己力量**完成了項目。

Can you travel under your own steam?

你能**靠自己力量**旅行嗎？

After his injury, he wanted to walk again under his own steam.

受傷後，他想**靠自己力量**重新走路。

I didn’t get any support—I did it all under my own steam.

我沒有得到任何幫助——全是**靠自己力量**完成的。

She prefers to solve problems under her own steam rather than asking for help.

她更喜歡**靠自己力量**解決問題，而不是求助別人。