Game-changing describes something that does not just improve a situation a little, but turns the whole thing onto a new path — as if the rules of the game itself had changed.

Game-changing describes形容的是 something一樣東西： does not just improve a situation a little不只把情況改善一點點， but turns the whole thing onto a new path而是把整件事帶上一條新的路—— as if就好像 the rules of the game itself遊戲本身的規則 had changed被改掉了。

People use it a lot in news, business, and tech talk: a game-changing idea, a game-changing invention, a game-changing court decision. It comes from sport: a play so big that the rest of the match feels different.

People人們 in news, business, and tech talk在新聞、商業和科技圈的談話裡 use it a lot很常用它： a game-changing idea一個顛覆性的點子、 a game-changing invention一項顛覆性的發明、 a game-changing court decision一個改變格局的法院判決。 It comes from sport它來自運動： a play so big一記夠大的表現， that the rest of the match feels different大到讓比賽接下來的感覺都不一樣。

In careful English it is usually written with a hyphen, as an adjective before a noun. Though actually, people now throw it around rather loosely, the way they throw around ‘amazing’, so a small update sometimes gets called game-changing when it is only handy.

In careful English在講究的英文裡 it is usually written它通常寫成 with a hyphen帶連字號， as an adjective當形容詞 before a noun放在名詞前面。 Though actually不過其實， people now現在的人 throw it around rather loosely把它用得很隨便， the way they throw around ‘amazing’就像隨口說 ‘amazing’ 那樣， so所以 a small update一個小更新 when it is only handy明明只是方便一點， sometimes gets called game-changing有時也被說成 game-changing。

The tone is modern and a bit journalistic. The ‘game’ here is the contest, or the way a thing is done — not wild animals, and not only video games.

The tone is它的語氣 modern現代， and a bit journalistic帶點新聞腔。 The ‘game’ here這裡的 ‘game’ is指的是 the contest比賽， or the way a thing is done或一件事的做法—— not wild animals不是指野生獵物， and not only video games也不只是電動。