"firebug" in Chinese (Traditional)
縱火狂火瓢蟲
Definition
“Firebug” 可以指喜歡縱火的人(縱火狂),也可以指一種花園常見的紅黑色小昆蟲(火瓢蟲),具體意思取決於上下文。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
英語裡 'firebug' 指“縱火狂”時為非正式,亦指火瓢蟲(昆蟲)。需根據上下文判斷。正式情境話建議用 'arsonist' 描述人。
Examples
The police caught a firebug last night.
警方昨晚抓到了一名**縱火狂**。
A firebug can destroy forests very quickly.
**縱火狂**可以很快摧毀森林。
The children found a red firebug in the garden.
孩子們在花園裡發現了一隻紅色的**火瓢蟲**。
I used to think firebugs were just cool bugs, but then I learned it’s also a word for an arsonist.
我小時候覺得**火瓢蟲**很酷,後來才知道 'firebug' 也可以指縱火狂。
Last summer, a firebug caused a huge fire near town.
去年夏天,一名**縱火狂**在鎮附近引起了大火。
Don’t worry, the firebug you saw in the grass is harmless to people.
別擔心,你在草地上看到的**火瓢蟲**對人無害。