"landlubbers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 旱鴨子
• 不懂航海的人

Definition

指不習慣航海或不懂航海的人，通常被水手開玩笑地形容為「陸地人」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式、帶有幽默或揶揄意味的詞，多由水手用來形容對航海不熟悉的人。實際交流中用得較多，不算冒犯，只是玩笑。

Examples

The sailors laughed at the landlubbers on their first boat ride.

水手們嘲笑這些**旱鴨子**第一次坐船。

Many landlubbers feel nervous during a storm at sea.

許多**旱鴨子**在海上遇到風暴時會感到緊張。

The captain taught the landlubbers how to tie knots.

船長教**旱鴨子**怎麼打結。

Don’t worry, even landlubbers get their sea legs after a while.

別擔心，連**旱鴨子**過一陣子也能適應海上生活。

It was clear from their questions that we had a group of landlubbers on board.

從他們的問題可以看出，船上有一羣**旱鴨子**。

Some of my friends are total landlubbers and get seasick right away.

我有幾個朋友是標準的**旱鴨子**，一上船就暈船。