"cooties" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 細菌 (兒童用語)
• 蟲子 (兒童用語)

Definition

「Cooties」是一種小孩之間假裝能通過接觸傳染的想像疾病，經常用來在男孩和女孩之間開玩笑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語，主要是小朋友間的玩笑話，多半取笑異性，並非真實疾病。有時在影視或漫畫出現。

Examples

Don't touch me or you'll get cooties!

別碰我，不然你會傳染**細菌**！

Sarah says boys have cooties.

Sarah 說男孩有**細菌**。

You need a magic soap to get rid of cooties.

你需要魔法肥皂來洗掉**細菌**。

We used to run away from each other at recess to avoid cooties.

我們以前下課時會互相躲開，怕傳染**細菌**。

Relax, cooties aren't real—they're just part of the game.

別擔心，**細菌**不是真的，只是遊戲的一部分。

He joked that he had cooties after sneezing in class.

他開玩笑說他打噴嚏後有了**細菌**。