"poison pen" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恶意信
• 恶毒信件

Definition

'恶意信'指的是含有伤人、侮辱或使人生气内容的匿名信件，通常目的是恶意中伤某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Poison pen' 多用于搭配 'poison pen letter'（恶意信），表示匿名并带有侮辱、恶毒语气的信件。为正式书面语或文学用语，口语很少使用。仅为比喻，有毒的是语言而非真实的毒药。

Examples

He received a poison pen letter from an unknown person.

他收到了一封匿名**恶意信**。

A poison pen message hurt her feelings a lot.

一封**恶毒信件**让她很难过。

The company got a poison pen complaint about its service.

公司收到了一封关于服务的**恶意信**。

A poison pen letter started rumors at school.

一封**恶意信**在学校引发了谣言。

After getting a poison pen note, he became very cautious about his coworkers.

收到一张**恶意便条**后，他对同事变得很警惕。

Don’t let a poison pen letter get to you; it's just hateful gossip.

别让**恶意信**影响你，那只不过是恶意的八卦。