"hunchback" in Chinese (Simplified)
驼背驼背的人
Definition
驼背指的是背部弯曲或隆起的人,通常是脊柱疾病导致的。有时候也指该病症本身。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
‘驼背’有时带有贬义,正式场合可用‘脊柱后凸’描述生理情况。‘巴黎圣母院的钟楼怪人’让此词广为人知。
Examples
The old man was a hunchback.
那位老人是个**驼背**。
A hunchback sometimes has trouble walking straight.
有**驼背**的人有时很难直着走路。
The story is about a kind hunchback.
这个故事讲的是一个善良的**驼背**。
People used to call him a hunchback, but he never let it bother him.
人们过去叫他**驼背**,但他从不在意。
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a famous novel.
《巴黎圣母院的**驼背人**》是一本著名小说。
Doctors today rarely use the word hunchback; they say 'kyphosis' instead.
现在医生很少用**驼背**这个词,他们说‘脊柱后凸’。