"barbs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 倒鈎
• 尖刻話

Definition

「Barbs」可以指尖銳的鉤子（如魚鉤上的倒鈎），更常見的是指尖刻或傷人的話語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於比喻尖刻、挖苦的言語（如“throw barbs”），正式文體和辯論中常見。字面上的鈎狀物在日常用語很少見。不要與理髮師或燒烤混淆。

Examples

The fishhook has two sharp barbs.

魚鉤上有兩個尖銳的**倒鈎**。

She always throws barbs during meetings.

她在會議上總是拋出**尖刻話**。

His speech was full of political barbs.

他的演講充滿了政治**尖刻話**。

Social media is full of clever barbs between celebrities.

社交媒體上充滿了名人間的機智**尖刻話**。

He couldn't resist responding with a few barbs of his own.

他忍不住也回擊了幾句**尖刻話**。

The comedian’s jokes were full of witty barbs that made everyone laugh.

這位喜劇演員的笑話裡充滿了機智的**尖刻話**，讓大家都笑了起來。