go down this road走這條路

用 mass genocide 給武器定性，把技術討論直接推到道德層面。

It's a weapon of mass genocide.

給某種武器或做法下最重的道德判斷時用，正式、有衝擊力；別當玩笑說。

This is a tool for wiping out populations. ／ It's slaughter on an industrial scale.

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weapon of 連讀，mass genocide 放慢加重收。

That feed is a weapon of mass distraction. 那個資訊流是消磨注意力的武器。

Social media became a tool of mass envy. 社交媒體成了製造普遍嫉妒的工具。

用攻擊與防禦的對比給武器分類，邏輯清晰得像公文。

It's a weapon of attack with no defensive value.

從功能角度否定某種武器或手段時用，正式、剋制；別說成情緒發洩。

It can only strike, never shield. ／ All offense, no protection.

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weapon of attack 連讀，no defensive value 放慢收。

That feature is an upgrade with no real value. 那個功能是沒有實際價值的升級。

His argument is an attack with no evidence. 他的論點是毫無證據的攻擊。

用 not A but B 的對比宣告時代換擋，把敵人重新命名。

It's not X but Y that now ...

宣告威脅或主要矛盾已經改變時用，正式有方向性；別在隨意的閒聊裡用。

The danger has a new name now. ／ What threatens us has changed.

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not fascism 停頓，but Communism 放慢加重。

The market's shifted, it's not price but speed that now decides the winner. 市場變了，現在決定勝負的不是價格而是速度。

用剋制的勸阻收尾，不正面否定，只表達保留，也留了警告。

I'm just not sure you want to go down this road.

在重大選擇前委婉表達保留時用，對平輩用；別說成強硬的反對。

I'd think hard before taking that route. ／ That direction worries me.

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not sure 連讀，go down this road 放慢收。

I'm just not sure you want to take that kind of risk. 我只是不確定你想冒那種風險。

I'm just not sure you want to promise that in writing. 我只是不確定你想把那個寫進書面承諾。