"bogeymen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 妖怪
• 怪物（嚇小孩的）

Definition

「Bogeymen」是指大人用來嚇唬或警告小孩的虛構可怕怪物。這個詞是「bogeyman」的複數形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞語主要用於嚇小孩的故事中，也可比喻政治或社會上的虛構威脅。通常出現在故事、寓言或比喻性語境，不用於真人。

Examples

Some parents tell stories about bogeymen to make their children behave.

有些家長會講**妖怪**故事讓孩子聽話。

The children were afraid there were bogeymen under the bed.

孩子們害怕牀下有**怪物**。

Many stories have different kinds of bogeymen in them.

許多故事裡有各種各樣的**妖怪**。

Politicians sometimes create bogeymen to scare the public into supporting their ideas.

有時政客會製造**妖怪**來嚇唬大眾，讓大家支持他們的主張。

He claimed the media were acting like bogeymen, trying to turn everyone against him.

他說媒體就像**妖怪**，想讓大家都反對他。

My little brother won’t go into the dark because he thinks bogeymen are everywhere.

我弟弟不肯進黑暗，因為他覺得到處都有**妖怪**。