"crackpot" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瘋子（非正式）- 怪人

Definition

crackpot 指有非常奇怪、愚蠢或不太可能實現想法的人，通常用於嚴肅話題；這是一個非正式且略帶侮辱性的詞語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“crackpot” 屬於非正式且略帶侮辱意味的詞語，常描述擁有荒誕理論或想法的人，如 “crackpot idea”，“crackpot theory”。程度比“eccentric”更強，不適合用於朋友或同事。

Examples

My uncle is a crackpot who believes aliens visit him.

我叔叔是個**瘋子**，相信有外星人來找他。

Some people thought the inventor was a crackpot.

有些人認為那位發明家是個**怪人**。

Don't listen to his crackpot ideas.

別聽他的**瘋子**主意。

Everyone at work calls him the office crackpot.

公司裡大家都叫他辦公室裡的**瘋子**。

His crackpot theory was actually right in the end.

結果他的**怪人**理論居然是對的。

I thought he was just a crackpot, but now I’m not so sure.

我以為他只是個**瘋子**，現在我有點懷疑了。