"pave the road to hell" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 為地獄鋪路

Definition

出於好意或善意的行為無意中帶來不良後果或傷害。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個比喻性語句，強調只有好意但結果不好時會用。常見句型為“為地獄鋪路的是善意”。偏正式，避免直譯。

Examples

They tried to help, but they paved the road to hell by making things worse.

他們想幫忙，但無意中**為地獄鋪路**，讓事情更糟。

Sometimes, strict rules pave the road to hell by creating new problems.

有時，嚴格的規定**為地獄鋪路**，引來新的問題。

Their good wishes accidentally paved the road to hell for the whole team.

他們的好意無意中**為地獄鋪路**，害了整個團隊。

"Be careful," he said, "Sometimes trying to fix things just paves the road to hell."

「小心一點，」他說，「有時想解決問題只會**為地獄鋪路**。」

Good intentions alone can pave the road to hell if you ignore the consequences.

如果忽視後果，光靠好意也可能**為地獄鋪路**。

He wanted to save money, but cutting corners ended up paving the road to hell at the company.

他想省錢，結果偷工減料反而**為地獄鋪路**，公司陷入困境。