Beats Me
Slang Term
AmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Casual
含义: I don't know; I have no idea
我不知道；我完全不知道
No sé; no tengo idea
わからない；全然知らない
나도 몰라; 전혀 모르겠어
Casual admission of complete ignorance. The question has 'beaten' you—you can't answer it.
随意承认完全不知道。问题把你'打败'了——你答不出来。
Admisión casual de ignorancia total. La pregunta te ha 'vencido'—no puedes responderla.
完全に知らないことをカジュアルに認める。質問に「負けた」——答えられない。
완전히 모른다는 것을 캐주얼하게 인정하는 표현. 그 질문이 자신을 '이겼다(beaten)'는 의미로, 대답할 수 없다는 뜻이다.
例句
- Why did she leave?' 'Beats me. 她为什么走了？' '我不知道。¿Por qué se fue?' 'Ni idea.なんで彼女帰ったの？' 'さあね。왜 그녀가 떠났어?' '나도 몰라.
- Beats me how they did it. 我不知道他们是怎么做到的。Ni idea de cómo lo hicieron.どうやったのか全然わからない。그들이 어떻게 했는지 전혀 모르겠어.
- What's his problem?' 'Beats me! 他怎么了？' '我不知道！¿Cuál es su problema?' '¡Ni idea!彼の問題は何？' '知らない！그 사람 뭐가 문제야?' '나도 몰라!
- How does this work?' 'Beats me—I just press buttons.这怎么用？' '我不知道——我就是随便按按钮。¿Cómo funciona esto?' 'Ni idea—solo presiono botones.これどう使うの？' 'わからない——ボタン押してるだけ。이거 어떻게 쓰는 거야?' '나도 몰라——그냥 버튼 누르고 있을 뿐이야.
发音
/biːts miː/
用法指南
语境: ignorance, questions, confusion
语气: defeated, admitting ignorance
✓ 正确说法
- Beats me.我不知道。Ni idea.さあね。나도 몰라.
- Beats me!不知道！¡Ni idea!知らない！나도 몰라!
- Beats me how...不知道怎么…Ni idea de cómo...どうやって…わからない。어떻게 그런지 나도 몰라...
✗ 错误说法
- Very casual非常随意Muy casualとてもカジュアル매우 캐주얼한 표현
- British speakers use less often英国人用得较少Los británicos lo usan menosイギリス人はあまり使わない영국인은 덜 자주 사용함
常见错误
- Very American expression
- British might say 'no idea' instead
起源与历史
American expression where a question 'beats' (defeats) you because you can't answer it. Total admission of ignorance.
词源: The question beats (defeats) me—I can't answer
最早记录: American slang, 20th century
文化背景
Era: 20th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common in American casual speech; Used in sitcoms and films
Regional notes: American and Australian. British speakers understand but use less.
变体
Beats meBeats me!It beats me
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