英語口語短語
I was hoping… 是什麼意思？怎麼用
“I was hoping...” 用來委婉地說出你的期待、願望，或者一點點失望。它雖然是過去式，但口語裡常常不是在講真正的“過去的希望”，而是在把現在的話說得更柔和。
什麼時候說
- 說你原本期待什麼，常接 for + 名詞："I was hoping for a lower price."
- 委婉提出請求，常接 you could / you’d be able to："I was hoping you could help me."
- 輕輕表達落空或不夠滿意："I was hoping the coffee would help."
- 說出自己本來的期待，聽起來比 "I want..." 更自然："I was hoping we'd talk tonight."
語氣： 語氣通常是隨和、委婉、自然的；它常用來把要求、期待或失望說得不那麼硬，但有時也會帶一點失落。
注意： 不要按字面死譯成“我曾經希望”，以為一定是在講過去。很多時候它其實是在委婉地說“我本來希望……”。如果你想直接一點，可以說 "I hope..." 或 "I want..."；如果想更禮貌，"I was hoping..." 更合適。
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That's exactly the kind of compliment I was hoping for today.這正是我今天最想聽到的那種誇。夸人和被誇 · 進階
Not at all—I'm Ben. Honestly, I was hoping you'd break the ice first.當然不介意——我叫Ben。說實話，我正希望你先來破個冰。初次見面 · 進階
Deal—though I was hoping imperial architecture alone would win you over.成交——不過我本來還指望皇家建築本身就能征服你呢。帶老外逛故宮 · 進階
Thanks. With my experience, I was hoping for sixty.謝謝。按我的經驗，我希望能到六萬。面試談薪資 · 日常
Oh man, already? I was hoping my wallet could play dead longer.唉，這麼快？我還指望我的錢包能繼續裝死呢。催朋友還錢 · 進階
Given my recent results, I was hoping for something in the ten to twelve percent range.考慮到我最近的成績，我希望漲幅在百分之十到十二左右。申請加薪 · 進階
Same here—I was hoping the coffee would make me look composed.我也是——我剛還指望咖啡至少能讓我看起來很鎮定。見客戶寒暄 · 進階
Yeah, definitely. I was hoping you'd ask, because I'm weirdly bad at goodbyes.好啊，當然。我其實就等你開口了，因為我特別不擅長道別。留聯絡方式 · 進階
Apparently—I was hoping for a dramatic solo entrance, but here we are.看來是啊——我本來還想來個很有氣場的單獨出場呢。電梯遇到老闆 · 進階
I was hoping it just needed a tune-up, not a full soap opera.我還以為它只是做個保養，不至於演整部肥皂劇。修腳踏車 · 進階
Thanks, I was hoping it didn't look too random.謝謝，我還真希望它看起來別太東拼西湊。誇別人家漂亮 · 日常
相近說法
I was kind of hoping...
更軟一點，更像“我其實有點希望……”。
I’d hoped...
和 "I was hoping..." 很接近，稍微更簡潔，也可稍正式一點。
I was really hoping...
情緒更強，常表示更明顯的期待或失望。
常見問題
為什麼明明是在說現在，還用 "was"？
因為這裡的過去式常常是“禮貌過去式”，作用是把話說得更柔和，不是真的只指過去。和 "I want" 比，它沒那麼直接。
"I was hoping" 和 "I hope" 有什麼區別？
"I hope" 更直接，常用於一般希望或祝願。"I was hoping" 更委婉，常用於提出請求、說明期待，或暗示事情沒有完全如願。