"harridan" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 泼妇
• 毒妇

Definition

用于指代令人讨厌、严厉、常常年老，经常爱骂人的女性的侮辱性词语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词极具侮辱性，带有过时色彩。常用于形容年长、苛刻、喜欢指挥别人的女性，多见于文学或历史语境，口语中极少使用，忌用于正式交流。

Examples

The teacher was called a harridan by her students.

学生们称这位老师为**泼妇**。

Everyone avoided the harridan who lived at the end of the street.

街尾的**泼妇**大家都躲着走。

Her reputation as a harridan frightened the neighborhood kids.

她作为**泼妇**的名声把邻里的孩子们吓坏了。

"That harridan next door yelled at me again for stepping on her lawn," he complained.

“隔壁的**泼妇**又因为我踩到她的草坪而对我大喊了，”他抱怨道。

Don't mind her; she's just a bit of a harridan when she's stressed.

别在意她，她压力大时就像个**泼妇**。

He called his boss a harridan behind her back after she scolded him.

他被老板骂后背地里叫她**泼妇**。