"a night person" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 夜貓子
• 夜間型人

Definition

一個在晚上比白天更清醒、活躍或有效率的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語用法，常說「我是夜貓子」。相對的早上型人稱為「早起的鳥」。主要強調個人自然傾向，而非工作等壓力被迫熬夜。

Examples

I am a night person and often stay up late.

我是**夜貓子**，經常晚睡。

My sister is a night person, but I prefer mornings.

我妹妹是**夜貓子**，但我喜歡早晨。

Being a night person makes it hard to get up early for school.

作為**夜貓子**，早起上學很困難。

You know you're a night person when your energy peaks at midnight.

當你在半夜最有精神時，你就知道自己是**夜貓子**。

As a night person, I do my best work long after everyone else is asleep.

身為**夜貓子**，大家都睡了之後我效率最好。

Don't bother inviting me to breakfast—I'm a night person through and through.

別約我吃早餐——我就是個**夜貓子**。