"newsboys" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 報童

Definition

Newsboys 指的是在街上或挨家挨戶賣報紙的男孩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

歷史用語，現今少見。指過去在路邊賣報的男孩。常見搭配有「newsboy 帽」，僅指男孩。

Examples

The newsboys sold papers on every street corner.

**報童**在每個街角賣報紙。

Many newsboys worked early in the morning.

許多**報童**一大早就開始工作。

The city had dozens of newsboys in the 1900s.

1900年代這座城市裡有許多**報童**。

People used to hear the newsboys shouting headlines every afternoon.

人們以前常常聽到**報童**每天傍晚喊新聞標題。

The newsboys quickly disappeared once newspapers started home delivery.

當報紙開始送貨到府後，**報童**很快就消失了。

He wore a classic newsboys cap for his costume.

他為扮裝戴上經典的**報童**帽。