"watch the world burn" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 看著世界燃燒

Definition

旁觀並袖手旁觀，甚至感到滿意，當一切變得更糟或崩潰時。指某些人任由混亂發生，有時是出於娛樂或絕望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

極口語化，多出現在網路、帶有諷刺或戲謔的語氣。表現對混亂的冷淡、無所謂，甚至取樂心態。是隱喻，非字面意思。

Examples

Sometimes people just want to watch the world burn.

有時候人們只想**看著世界燃燒**。

He laughed and said, 'Let's just watch the world burn.'

他笑著說：「我們就**看著世界燃燒**吧。」

I can't believe you'd really just watch the world burn.

我真不敢相信你真的只會**看著世界燃燒**。

Sometimes, when things are out of control, all you can do is watch the world burn.

有時候，事情失控了，只能**看著世界燃燒**。

She isn't evil, she just wants to watch the world burn when things get boring.

她不是壞，只是無聊時想**看著世界燃燒**。

Some people don't want to help—they just want to watch the world burn.

有些人不想幫忙，只想**看著世界燃燒**。