詞彙 "take matters into your own hands" 在中文的含義

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take matters into your own hands

US /teɪk ˈmætərz ˈɪntuː jʊər oʊn hændz/
UK /teɪk ˈmætəz ˈɪntuː jɔːr oʊn hændz/
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成語

自己解決問題, 親自處理

to deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so

範例:
When the police failed to act, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands.
當警察未能採取行動時,村民們決定自己解決問題
She was tired of waiting for help, so she decided to take matters into her own hands and fix the leaky faucet herself.
她厭倦了等待幫助,所以決定自己解決問題,親自修理漏水的水龍頭。