"intimidating" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 令人生畏的
• 嚇人的

Definition

讓人感到害怕、不安或缺乏信心，通常是因為某人或某事顯得很強大、令人印象深刻或具有威脅性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來形容人、場合或事物讓人感到不安或害怕。常描述第一印象，例如 'an intimidating boss'（一位令人敬畏的老闆），不僅是身體上的恐懼，也可以是社交或情感上的壓力。比 'scary' 更正式，帶有敬畏或壓迫感。

Examples

My new teacher was very intimidating at first.

我的新老師一開始很**令人生畏**。

Standing in front of a large crowd can feel intimidating.

在大眾面前講話會讓人覺得**很嚇人**。

The big dog looks intimidating, but he is really friendly.

這隻大狗看起來很**嚇人**，其實很友善。

She has an intimidating reputation, but she's actually easy to talk to.

她有非常**令人畏懼**的名聲，其實很容易相處。

Job interviews can be really intimidating, especially if you want the position badly.

求職面試真的很**嚇人**，尤其是你很想要那份工作時。

That gym looks kind of intimidating if you’re new, but everyone’s actually welcoming once you walk in.

如果你是新手，那家健身房看起來有點**嚇人**，但一進去大家都很友善。