6月18日商務英語

lackluster

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乏味的（形容詞）

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(adjective) Lacking vitality or brilliance, usually because of a lack of effort. (NOTE: British spelling: lacklustre).

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EXAMPLE: The audience was disappointed and rather angry when the famous musician performed in a lackluster manner after arriving late for the concert.

音樂會上，這位著名音樂家演出遲到，表演平淡乏味，觀眾深感失望和氣憤。

the kiss of death

致命一擊（傳統表達法）

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Traditional expression describing something that is the final action before something collapses or otherwise ends; a fatal act.

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EXAMPLE: The embezzling scandal involving our chief accountant was the kiss of death for our financially troubled company, and it closed within a few months.

對我們這家財務陷入麻煩的公司來說，這起牽涉到我們的首席會計師的貪污丑聞是致命一擊，沒過幾個月，公司就倒閉了。