核心畫面

One useful picture: something pushes against you with more force than you have, so you stop being able to hold it off. A smell does it to your nose, a wish does it to your thinking, a big character does it to the room. In every case the question is not how strong the thing is on its own, but whether you can still stand against it. When you cannot, English reaches for this word.

可以想成有個東西正在推你,而它的力氣比你大,所以你擋不住了。氣味用這股力氣壓過你的鼻子。渴望壓過你的思考。一個人的氣更多收起可以想成有個東西正在推你,而它的力氣比你大,所以你擋不住了。氣味用這股力氣壓過你的鼻子。渴望壓過你的思考。一個人的氣場則壓過整個空間裡其他人的聲音。重點不在那樣東西本身多強,而在你還撐不撐得住。撐不住的時候,英文就會拿出這個字。

Two branches

感官與情緒:強到擋不住

最直接的一支:被壓過去的是你的感官或你的念頭。

adjective · B2

So strong that you cannot ignore it or hold it back. It is used about smells, tastes, heat and feelings that fill you completely and take over everything else.

強烈到擋不住的

人:氣場壓住整個空間

同一股「大過你」的力量,但這次被壓住的是別人說話和表達的空間。

adjective · B2

Someone who is overpowering has such a strong character that other people around them feel uncomfortable, small, or unable to speak up.

氣勢逼人的