"wash your hands of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撇清關係
• 不再過問

Definition

決定不再參與或對某事或某人負責，通常是在對某個局面失望或放棄後。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是成語用法，語氣較正式或中性，表示推卸或終止責任，常用於失望或無法解決時。不是指真的洗手。

Examples

After the argument, he decided to wash his hands of the project.

爭吵後，他決定**撇清關係**這個項目。

The teacher washed her hands of the troublemakers in class.

老師**不再過問**班裡的搗蛋鬼了。

I decided to wash my hands of the whole situation.

我決定對整個情況**不再過問**。

She tried to help, but in the end, she washed her hands of the family drama.

她本來想幫忙，但最後還是**撇清了關係**，不管家裡的糾紛了。

I can’t keep fixing their mess—they expect me to wash my hands of it, but I feel bad.

我不能總是幫他們收拾爛攤子——他們希望我**撇清關係**，但我還是覺得過意不去。

Management just washed their hands of the issue and moved on.

管理階層只是**撇清關係**後就繼續做別的了。