"harridan" in Chinese (Traditional)
潑婦毒婦
Definition
用來形容令人討厭、嚴厲且通常年長、常常愛罵人的女性的侮辱性詞彙。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是十分侮辱性的過時詞語,用來形容年長、嚴厲又愛掌控的女性,現代口語中很少出現,多見於文學或歷史內容,避免在正式場合使用。
Examples
The teacher was called a harridan by her students.
學生們叫這位老師**潑婦**。
Everyone avoided the harridan who lived at the end of the street.
大家都避開住在街尾的**潑婦**。
Her reputation as a harridan frightened the neighborhood kids.
她作為**潑婦**的名聲讓鄰裏的孩子們都很害怕。
"That harridan next door yelled at me again for stepping on her lawn," he complained.
「隔壁的**潑婦**又因為我踩到她的草坪對我大吼一頓,」他抱怨道。
Don't mind her; she's just a bit of a harridan when she's stressed.
別在意她,她壓力大時就像個**潑婦**。
He called his boss a harridan behind her back after she scolded him.
他被老闆罵後在背後叫她**潑婦**。