"white rabbit" in Chinese (Traditional)
白兔
Definition
「白兔」指的是白色的兔子,但這個表達通常也指涉《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》中角色帶來的奇怪或難以捉摸的事物。有時,也指你追逐但卻進入奇異或意外情境的東西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於文學或大眾文化語境,最經典的是《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》。既可以指真的白兔,也可作為追尋神秘之物的修辭用法。日常口語中不常見,主要與故事有關。
Examples
I saw a white rabbit in the garden this morning.
今早我在花園裡看到了一隻**白兔**。
The white rabbit in the story is always in a hurry.
故事裡的**白兔**總是很匆忙。
She painted a picture of a white rabbit for her school project.
她為學校專案畫了一隻**白兔**。
I feel like I'm chasing a white rabbit with this research—I'm getting nowhere!
我覺得這個研究讓我像在追**白兔**——完全毫無進展!
Sometimes life throws a white rabbit your way and you just have to follow it.
有時候生活會出現一隻**白兔**,你只好跟著牠走。
'Following the white rabbit' became our phrase for saying yes to new adventures.
「跟著**白兔**走」成了我們迎接新冒險的慣用語。