How do you use "Write-off" in a sentence?

Sunday was a complete write-off. He was a write-off by 10pm. I'm a write-off—don't expect anything useful from me today.

Write-off

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의미: A day lost to hangover; someone too drunk/hungover to function.

因宿醉而浪费的一天；喝得太醉或宿醉严重到无法正常运作的人。

Un día perdido por la resaca; alguien demasiado borracho o con resaca para funcionar.

二日酔いで無駄にした一日。酔いすぎて使い物にならない人。

숙취로 날려 버린 하루. 너무 취하거나 숙취가 심해서 아무것도 못 하는 사람.

A 'write-off' is something so damaged it's worthless—from insurance terms for totaled cars. Applied to people or days: a write-off day is one lost to hangover, and a write-off person is too drunk or hungover to function.

「write-off」指损坏到毫无价值的东西——源自保险术语中报废的汽车。用在人或日子上：write-off的一天就是因宿醉而荒废的一天，write-off的人就是醉得或宿醉到什么都做不了。

Un «write-off» es algo tan dañado que no tiene valor, del término asegurador para coches siniestro total. Aplicado a personas o días: un día write-off es uno perdido por la resaca, y una persona write-off está demasiado borracha o con resaca para funcionar.

「write-off」は損傷がひどくて価値がないもの、つまり保険用語で全損の車に使われる言葉です。人や一日に使うと、二日酔いで潰れた一日や、酔いすぎて何もできない人を意味します。

'write-off'는 너무 손상되어 가치가 없는 것을 뜻한다—전손 처리된 차를 가리키는 보험 용어에서 왔다. 사람이나 하루에 적용되는데, write-off인 날은 숙취로 버린 날이고, write-off인 사람은 너무 취하거나 숙취가 심해서 제 기능을 못 하는 상태다.

예문

Sunday was a complete write-off.
周日完全荒废了
El domingo fue un día completamente perdido
日曜日は完全に無駄な一日だった
일요일은 완전히 날린 하루였어.
He was a write-off by 10pm.
到晚上十点他就已经废了
A las diez de la noche ya estaba fuera de combate
彼は夜10時にはもう使い物にならなかった
그는 밤 10시에 이미 쓸모없는 상태였어.
I'm a write-off—don't expect anything useful from me today.
我今天废了——别指望我能干什么正事
Estoy inservible, no esperéis nada útil de mí hoy
今日の私は使い物にならないよ
오늘 나는 쓸모없어—나한테 아무것도 기대하지 마.

발음

/raɪt ɒf/

사용 가이드

맥락: hangovers, lost days, heavy drinking

어조: resigned, humorous

✓ 올바른 표현

Write-off
废了
Fuera de combate
使い物にならない
쓸모없는 상태
A complete write-off
彻底废了
Completamente inservible
完全に使い物にならない
완전히 쓸모없는 상태
Today's a write-off
今天算是废了
Hoy es un día perdido
今日は無駄な一日だ
오늘은 글렀어

흔한 실수

Can describe a person or a day
Implies total loss of functionality

기원과 역사

From insurance/accounting terminology where a write-off is something damaged beyond economic repair. Applied to days lost to hangovers or people too intoxicated to function. The business term became drinking slang.

어원: From insurance term for total loss

최초 기록: Late 20th century slang

문화적 배경

Era: Late 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British drinking culture

Regional notes: British and Australian usage.

변형

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