"genetic lottery" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 基因樂透

Definition

「基因樂透」是一種非正式說法，指的是基因從父母隨機遺傳給子女，決定外貌或健康等特點。它表示遺傳特徵完全靠運氣，就像買樂透一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，主要在談天生特質、外表、健康等話題時使用。經常和「中樂透（基因）」類說法搭配。比喻用法，科學、正式場合不建議用。

Examples

Some people seem to win the genetic lottery with perfect hair and bright eyes.

有些人好像中了**基因樂透**，頭髮漂亮、眼睛明亮。

Height is often decided by the genetic lottery.

身高通常是**基因樂透**的結果。

You can't control the genetic lottery you are born with.

你無法左右你出生時的**基因樂透**結果。

She always jokes that she won the genetic lottery because she never gets sick.

她總是開玩笑說她中了**基因樂透**，因為她從不生病。

If intelligence is just a genetic lottery, what does that mean for effort?

如果智力只是**基因樂透**的結果，那努力代表什麼？

No matter how hard you train, the genetic lottery still plays a part in athletic success.

無論怎麼訓練，**基因樂透**在運動成就上還是有影響的。