"thankless" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喫力不討好
• 不受感謝的

Definition

形容某項工作或行為，付出很多努力但沒獲得感謝或認可。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來形容辛苦但得不到重視的工作，語氣可能帶點負面或無奈。常見用法有'thankless job'、'thankless task'，不是完全沒人道謝，而是普遍缺乏認可。

Examples

Cleaning the streets is often a thankless task.

清掃街道通常是一項**喫力不討好**的任務。

Being a referee is often a thankless job.

當裁判經常是一份**喫力不討好**的工作。

She did many thankless chores around the house.

她在家裡做了很多**不受感謝的**家事。

Parenting young kids is hard—so much of it is thankless work.

養育小孩很辛苦——大部分都是**得不到感謝的**工作。

Why take on such a thankless task if nobody will notice your effort?

如果沒人會注意你的努力，為什麼要做這麼**喫力不討好**的事？

He left the thankless position for something more rewarding.

他離開了那個**喫力不討好**的職位，去做更有成就感的事。