"waterloo" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 決定性失敗
• 滑鐵盧（戰役）

Definition

「滑鐵盧」表示決定性的失敗，常指本應能贏卻遭重大挫敗。這詞最初來自拿破崙戰敗的滑鐵盧戰役。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可作滑鐵盧戰役本意，也用來比喻慘敗。英語中 'meet your waterloo' 意為遭遇終極失敗。常用於正式或書面語境。

Examples

Napoleon met his Waterloo in 1815.

拿破崙在1815年遭遇了他的**滑鐵盧**。

Losing the big game was their waterloo.

輸掉這場大賽是他們的**滑鐵盧**。

For many students, difficult exams can be a waterloo.

對許多學生來說，困難的考試可能是他們的**滑鐵盧**。

After years of success, the old company finally hit its waterloo when the market changed.

多年成功後，這家老公司在市場變化時遭遇了自己的**滑鐵盧**。

I thought I could handle spicy food, but that chili was my waterloo.

我以為能喫辣，但那辣椒成了我的**滑鐵盧**。

Every superhero has a waterloo—that one challenge they just can't overcome.

每個超級英雄都有自己的**滑鐵盧**——那是他們無法克服的挑戰。