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Change log entry 55891
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2015-01-25 14:55:01 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 53491 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
I think the original submitted definition ("to be very clear about sth") was better.

"to know very well in one's heart" makes it sound as though one feels guilty about sth ("He knew very well in his heart that he had done the wrong thing.")

TP ~
根據台大醫師蘇怡寧的經驗,親子鑑定結果令當事人感到意外的不到5%,換句話說,大部分當事人其實心裡有數,只不過是藉由DNA做最後的確認罷了。
In the experience of NTUH doctor Su Yi-ning, unexpected results for paternity tests make up less than 5% of the total. In other words, most people who request a test already know the answer, but simply are using the test as final confirmation.

面對劣勢,台灣茶商其實心裡有數──這是台灣人自己削價競爭的結果,也是技術、茶種逐漸流失的惡果。
The Taiwanese merchants know the score. Their current predicament is a result of their own use of price competition, as well as of their gradual loss of their technical and varietal edge.

不過在台灣,問十家企業,會有九家推說「員工有哪些技術能帶過來,哪些不能,他自己心裡有數,要自己負責。
But in Taiwan, if you ask ten companies, nine will tell you that employees know themselves what technical knowledge they are allowed to share and what they should keep to themselves.

他們宣佈取消前就先動手拆掉舞台,雖然大家心裡有數,但還是待到宣佈的那一刻。
Even before they announced the cancellation they were already taking the stage apart, so we had an idea what was happening. But we still hung on until the last moment, when they actually announced the cancellation.

對寄養父母的好,孩子其實心裡有數。
On the brighter side, most foster children are quite appreciative of the care that their foster parents take to look after them.

J ~ We should keep them as friends but also have a clear understanding of what they are doing.
朋友还要交,但心中要有数。

K A

(prompted by JP's 有数 [you3 shu4] /know exactly about sth./)
Diff:
- 心裡有數 心里有数 [xin1 li3 you3 shu4] /to know very well in one's heart (idiom)/
+ 心裡有數 心里有数 [xin1 li3 you3 shu4] /to know the score (idiom)/to be well aware of the situation/
By MDBG 2025
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