Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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designed to fail
注定會失敗 / 旨在失敗
表示某事從一開始就是被設定好要失敗的，或者說它的設計目的就是為了失敗。這裡 Jake 用這個片語為自己輸掉遊戲找藉口，說他這身清潔工打扮就是「設計好要失敗的」。
UH, IT DID WORK.
THIS WHOLE JANITOR GAMBIT WAS DESIGNED TO FAIL.
IT'S JUST LIKE IN CHESS. SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO WIN, YOU HAVE TO SACRIFICE YOUR KING.