"mama's boy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 媽寶男

Definition

「媽寶男」是指對母親極為依賴、過於親近的男子，即使成年後也是如此。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多帶有負面含義，用於形容男性不夠獨立，過於依賴母親，多見於生活對話或玩笑中。根據語氣可能冒犯他人。

Examples

Tom is a mama's boy who calls his mother every day.

湯姆是個**媽寶男**，每天都打電話給媽媽。

She thinks her boyfriend is a mama's boy.

她覺得她男朋友是個**媽寶男**。

A mama's boy may have trouble making decisions without his mother.

**媽寶男**可能沒有媽媽就很難做決定。

He's thirty but still a total mama's boy—he lets his mom choose all his clothes.

他三十歲了，卻還是個**媽寶男**，讓媽媽幫他挑所有的衣服。

Don't be such a mama's boy—try doing stuff on your own for once!

別當**媽寶男**了，試著自己做點事情吧！

Whenever he's in trouble, the mama's boy runs straight to his mother for help.

每當遇到麻煩，這個**媽寶男**都會立刻去找媽媽幫忙。