let's

let's — 慣用語

1. used to start a friendly suggestion that involves both you and the person you ar

1.慣用語A2
釋義

我們…吧；一起

提出包含對方的建議

used to start a friendly suggestion that involves both you and the person you are talking to — for example, proposing an activity, a plan, or a way to solve a problem together

例句

Mei-Lin said, 'Let's grab a coffee at the café around the corner before the meeting.'

Mei-Lin 說：「我們在開會前繞到轉角的咖啡館喝杯咖啡吧。」

let's + bare infinitive for suggesting an activity

Let's not argue about this — we can find a solution that works for both of us.

我們別為這件事吵了——一定能找到兩個人都能接受的辦法。

let's not + bare infinitive for negative suggestions

常見搭配
  • let's go
  • let's see
  • let's try
  • let's not
  • let's start
  • let's meet
  • let's hope
  • let's face it
同義詞
  • shall we

    more formal; 'shall we begin?' sounds more polite and less casual than 'let's begin'

  • why don't we

    more conversational and slightly more tentative; 'why don't we try the new place?' invites discussion rather than assuming agreement

  • how about

    used with a gerund or noun phrase; 'how about grabbing dinner?' feels more open-ended than 'let's grab dinner'

文法句型

let's + bare infinitive

let's not + bare infinitive

let's + bare infinitive + (additional information)

用法筆記

Subject is always inclusive of the listener — 'let's' cannot be used when the speaker is suggesting something only for themselves. The negative form 'let's not' (e.g. 'let's not wait any longer') is standard; the alternative 'don't let's' is sometimes heard in British English but is less common.

常見錯誤

Let's we go to the park.
Let's go to the park.
'let's' already includes 'we'; do not add another subject after it.
Let's to eat dinner now.
Let's eat dinner now.
the verb after 'let's' must be the bare infinitive (no 'to').
Let's don't argue.
Let's not argue.
the standard negative form is 'let's not', not 'let's don't'.

let's — 縮約詞