"nerve" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 神經
• 勇氣
• 厚顏無恥

Definition

「神經」指身體中像細線一樣、在大腦和身體其他部位之間傳遞訊號的部分。它也可以表示在困難情況下的勇氣，或指某人表現出令人喫驚的厚臉皮和大膽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

表示身體部位時，常見於醫學語境，如 'a nerve in my back'。表示膽量或厚臉皮時，'have the nerve to' 很常用，通常帶負面語氣，表示「竟敢」；'lose your nerve' 表示「臨陣膽怯」。不要和 'nerves' 混淆，後者常指緊張或焦慮。

Examples

The dentist said the pain comes from a damaged nerve.

牙醫說疼痛來自一條受損的**神經**。

She had the nerve to ask for more money.

她竟然有**膽量**再要更多錢。

He lost his nerve before the jump.

他在跳之前失去了**勇氣**。

I was going to say something, but I lost my nerve at the last second.

我本來想說點什麼，但最後一秒還是沒了**勇氣**。

She really has some nerve showing up late and acting like nothing happened.

她遲到了還裝作什麼都沒發生，真是夠**厚臉皮**的。

The doctor thinks a pinched nerve is causing the pain in my arm.

醫生認為我手臂的疼痛是由受壓的**神經**引起的。