"knaves" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 無賴
• 惡棍

Definition

「Knaves」就是指不誠實或不可信的人，特別是狡猾或欺詐的男人。這是個老派詞語，常出現在文學或歷史語境中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常古老且偏文學的用語，現代對話很少出現。常見於經典文學或莎士比亞。單數是 'knave'。有時指撲克牌裡的「傑克」。只用於男性，有詐騙或奸詐的含義。

Examples

The king punished the knaves for their lies.

國王因為他們的謊言懲罰了這些**無賴**。

The village had many knaves who took advantage of others.

村裡有許多**惡棍**欺負別人。

Stories about knaves are found in many old books.

有關**無賴**的故事在許多古籍中都有。

Those knaves thought they could fool everyone at the market.

那些**無賴**以為自己能在市集騙所有人。

"Beware of those two knaves," the old woman warned us.

「小心那兩個**無賴**。」老婦人警告我們。

In Shakespeare's plays, knaves often trick the heroes.

在莎士比亞的戲劇中，**無賴**常常欺騙英雄。