"poison pen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡意信
• 惡毒信件

Definition

「惡意信」是指寫來傷害、侮辱或惹怒某人的匿名信件，內容多為惡意或中傷他人的話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Poison pen' 通常出現在 'poison pen letter'（惡意信）一詞中，指含有傷人或惡毒內容的匿名信。這是較正式或文學上的用語，日常對話很少用。這裡的毒只是比喻語，和真正的毒無關。

Examples

He received a poison pen letter from an unknown person.

他收到了一封匿名**惡意信**。

A poison pen message hurt her feelings a lot.

一封**惡毒信件**讓她很難過。

The company got a poison pen complaint about its service.

公司收到了一封關於服務的**惡意信**。

A poison pen letter started rumors at school.

一封**惡意信**在學校引起了流言。

After getting a poison pen note, he became very cautious about his coworkers.

收到一張**惡意便條**後，他對同事變得很警覺。

Don’t let a poison pen letter get to you; it's just hateful gossip.

別讓**惡意信**影響你，那只是惡意的閒話罷了。