"louts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 無賴
• 流氓

Definition

Louts 是指那些通常是年輕男性，舉止粗魯、吵鬧或暴力，對他人缺乏尊重的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞多帶負面含義，通常指年輕男性團體，在英式英語中常見‘drunken louts’等用法；美式英語更常用‘thugs’或‘punks’。

Examples

The louts shouted loudly in the street at night.

那些**無賴**晚上在街上大聲喊叫。

A group of louts broke the park bench.

一羣**流氓**把公園的椅子弄壞了。

Teachers complained about louts in the schoolyard.

老師們抱怨學校操場上的**無賴**。

The pub was full of louts throwing bottles and swearing.

酒吧裡到處都是**流氓**丟瓶子和罵髒話。

On game days, the city sometimes has trouble with roaming bands of louts.

比賽日，城市有時會遇到成羣結隊**流氓**的問題。

Don't park here at night—this area attracts louts after dark.

晚上別把車停在這裡，這裡天黑後會聚集**無賴**。