"large as life" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 活生生地
• 親眼所見

Definition

這個表達用於形容你親眼見到某人或某事，尤其在令人驚訝的情況下。意思是那個人真的在現場，不只是在想像或描述中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Large as life" 是非正式的說法，常用於你意外親眼看到某人時，強調驚訝和真實性。常接在 “there he was, large as life” 這類句子之後，表現真的有人出現。不要用於正式場合。意思和大小無關，是指真實出現。

Examples

I turned around, and there she was, large as life.

我轉身，看到她**活生生地**站在那裡。

He walked into the room, large as life.

他走進房間，**親眼所見**。

To my surprise, the famous actor was there, large as life.

令我驚訝的是，那位著名演員**活生生地**就在那裡。

I thought I was dreaming, but he was standing there large as life and smiling at me.

我還以為在做夢，他**活生生地**站在那裏對我微笑。

There he was, large as life, wearing a clown costume in the middle of the supermarket!

他**活生生地**穿著小丑服站在超市中間！

You won't believe it—yesterday, I saw our old teacher, large as life, at the train station.

你不會相信——昨天我在火車站**親眼所見**到我們以前的老師。