Declining Requests Politely

日期：2026-06-21 · 场景：Declining Requests Politely（委婉拒绝请求）

📖 Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
decline	婉拒（礼貌地说不）	I'll have to decline — we're at capacity. 我得婉拒——我们满负荷了。
deprioritize	降低优先级（暂不处理）	We should deprioritize this until next quarter. 这事应降优先级，等下季度。
bandwidth	精力/余力（可投入的时间）	I don't have the bandwidth for another project. 我没有余力再接一个项目。
capacity	容量/承接能力（可承担的工作量）	Our capacity this sprint is already spoken for. 这个 sprint 我们的容量已全占。
unavailable	不可用的（无法参与/投入）	I'm unavailable to lead this one. 这个我没法牵头。
respectfully	恭敬地（礼貌地，常用于拒绝前置）	Respectfully, that's not our team's scope. 恕我直言，那不属我们团队范围。

🎧 Audio

💬 Dialogue

A: Can your team take on the reporting migration? A：你们队能接报表迁移吗？

B: Respectfully, I have to decline. We have no bandwidth this quarter. B：恕我直言，得婉拒。这季度我们没余力。

A: Not even a small piece? A：一小块也不行？

B: Our capacity is fully committed. I'm unavailable to lead it. B：容量全占满了。我没法牵头。

A: What do you suggest? A：那你建议？

B: Deprioritize it, or find another owner. Happy to advise though. B：降优先级，或另找人。我可以当顾问。