in one piece 完好無缺、未受傷害
說明:
in one piece 是 prepositional phrase,當形容詞用,動詞用 ve。piece 原指一件、碎片。one piece 則指整件,解作完整無缺。in one piece 的相反義是 in pieces 或 to pieces,都是複數型。其慣用語有:go (all) to pieces; go to pieces; come to pieces:都是指化成無數碎片,引伸為精神崩潰、神情恍惚、心緒不寧的意思。fall to pieces 則指解體、分裂、倒塌。
例子:
"I'm terribly sorry. Are you hurt?" "[I'm] Still in one piece."
The young mother went to pieces when she knew her son was knocked down by a car.
After the explosion, the skyscraper fell into pieces in 5 seconds.
by Thomas Shum