Chu
2025/08/26 18:03
請告訴我 「一段時間沒能回覆」 的英語!
雖然收到了朋友的郵件,但因為很忙,所以想說「有一陣子沒能回信」。
回答
・I couldn't reply for a while.
・I was unable to respond for some time.
・I couldn't get back to you for a bit.
I'm sorry, I got your email but I couldn't reply for a while because I was busy.
抱歉,我收到了你的郵件,但因為很忙,所以一陣子沒能回覆。
「I couldn't reply for a while.」的意思是「有一段時間沒能回覆」。這表示在收到訊息或郵件後,因為某些原因(例如很忙、沒注意到等),沒能馬上回覆。比如說,在延遲回覆時,這句話可以用來向對方解釋或道歉。
I'm sorry for the late reply. I was unable to respond for some time due to my busy schedule.
很抱歉回覆晚了。因為很忙,有一段時間沒能回覆。
I'm sorry. I got your email but I couldn't get back to you for a bit because I was busy.
不好意思,我有收到你的郵件,但因為很忙,所以有一段時間沒能回覆你。
I was unable to respond for some time這句話常用於正式場合或商業情境。另一方面,I couldn't get back to you for a bit則比較常用於較輕鬆的場合或和朋友的對話中。此外,I was unable to respond for some time強調的是很長一段時間沒能回覆,而I couldn't get back to you for a bit通常指的時間沒那麼長。
回答
・not able to get back to you sooner
・not able to reply you sooner
1. not able to get back to you sooner
(沒能快一點回覆你。)
「not able to~」是「無法~、不能~」的意思。「get back to someone」則是「回覆某人」的意思。
Sorry, I've been so busy, and was not able to get back to you sooner.
(最近一直很忙,沒能快一點回覆你,真的很抱歉。)
2. not able to reply you sooner
(沒能快一點回覆你。)
「reply」是「回覆」的意思,「sooner」則是「更快、快一點」的意思。這裡表示「沒能馬上回覆你」,也就是「一直沒能回覆你」的意思。「apologize」是「道歉」的意思。
I apologize for not replying you sooner.
(沒能快一點回覆你,真的很抱歉。)
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