"take one at your word" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 相信某人說的話
• 按字面意思相信某人

Definition

相信某人在說實話，無需更多證明就接受他們的話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個較正式或中性的表達，表示願意相信某人的話。不要和「按字面意思理解」混淆，後者是完全照字面來解釋。

Examples

You can take me at my word; I promise I'll help you.

你可以**相信我說的話**，我保證會幫你。

She said it was safe, so I took her at her word.

她說安全，所以我**相信了她的話**。

If you take him at his word, you might get disappointed.

如果你**相信他的話**，你可能會失望。

He said he’d finish the project today, but I wouldn’t take him at his word.

他說今天完成項目，但我不會**輕信他的話**。

I’ll take you at your word, but don’t let me down.

我會**相信你說的話**，但別讓我失望。

Sometimes you just have to take people at their word and hope for the best.

有時你只能**相信別人的話**，然後希望一切順利。