"profiteer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 投機商
• 發災難財者

Definition

Profiteer 指的是那些透過不公平手段，特別是在危機或他人需要時大肆斂財的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多帶貶義與批評意味，常見於新聞、政治或社會評論中。例如 '戰爭 profiteer'。不同於一般商人，突出其不道德行為。

Examples

The city accused the company of being a profiteer during the crisis.

市政府指控那家公司在危機中是個**投機商**。

He was called a profiteer for raising food prices when people were hungry.

在大家挨餓時他提高食品價格，被稱為**發災難財者**。

The newspaper exposed several profiteers in the medicine market.

報紙揭露了醫藥市場上的幾位**投機商**。

They’re just profiteers trying to make money off our misery.

他們只是些**發災難財者**，想從我們的苦難中賺錢。

Don’t trust that guy; he’s a total profiteer when it comes to emergencies.

別相信那個人，遇到緊急情況他就是個**投機商**。

During the pandemic, some mask sellers turned into profiteers, charging outrageous prices.

疫情期間，一些口罩商人成了**發災難財者**，索要高價。