"banshees" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 報喪女妖

Definition

報喪女妖是愛爾蘭民間傳說中的女性幽靈，據說她們會嚎哭或尖叫預示有人即將死亡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於神話、故事或奇幻作品。英文裡“wail like a banshee”比喻尖銳或淒厲的哭聲。

Examples

Irish legends talk about banshees who warn of death.

愛爾蘭傳說講述會預警死亡的**報喪女妖**。

People say that banshees cry loudly during the night.

人們說**報喪女妖**夜裡會大聲哭泣。

Children are often scared by stories of banshees.

孩子們常常被**報喪女妖**的故事嚇到。

When the wind howled last night, it sounded just like a pack of banshees.

昨晚風呼嘯時，聽起來就像一羣**報喪女妖**。

My little brother ran away screaming like the banshees from that movie.

我弟弟像那部電影裡的**報喪女妖**一樣尖叫著跑了出去。

You could hear her wailing like the banshees down the entire street.

整條街都聽到她像**報喪女妖**那樣哭嚎。