"armchair quarterback" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 事後諸葛亮
• 沙發指揮官

Definition

「事後諸葛亮」指那些事後才對事情發表議論或建議的人，通常自己並沒有實際經驗或參與。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語且帶戲謔/嘲諷的用法。常見於討論體育，但也可以泛指事後評論的人。相當於「馬後炮」。不是讚美，意指缺乏真正經驗。

Examples

After the game, he acted like an armchair quarterback and criticized every play.

比賽結束後，他就成了一個**事後諸葛亮**，對每個動作都發表意見。

Being an armchair quarterback is easy, but playing the game is hard.

做個**事後諸葛亮**很容易，但真正比賽很難。

Don’t be an armchair quarterback—try to help instead of just criticizing.

不要當**事後諸葛亮**，多幫忙少批評。

Everyone turns into an armchair quarterback during the World Cup.

世界盃期間，大家都變成了**事後諸葛亮**。

I get annoyed with armchair quarterbacks who’ve never played but always know what the team "should" have done.

我很煩那些從未玩過但總說球隊「應該」怎麼做的**事後諸葛亮**。

It’s easy to be an armchair quarterback when you’re not under pressure yourself.

自己不受壓力的時候，要做**事後諸葛亮**很簡單。