"monger" in Chinese (Traditional)
商販散佈者(貶義)
Definition
monger 是指專門販賣或宣傳某種事物的人,常見於食物商販(如“fishmonger”),也可指傳播負面情緒或想法的人(如“fearmonger”)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常作為複合詞出現,如“fishmonger”(魚販)、“warmonger”(戰爭販子)、“scaremonger”(製造恐慌者);單獨使用較少且較正式或文學化。帶有負面含義的複合詞常指散播負面情緒或思想的人。
Examples
The fish monger sells fresh seafood every day.
這位**魚販**每天都賣新鮮海鮮。
She called him a fear monger because he kept spreading panic.
她說他是個**製造恐慌者**,因為他經常散佈恐慌。
The news story accused politicians of being war mongers.
新聞指控政客是**戰爭販子**。
He’s not just a rumor monger; he actually starts the gossip.
他不僅是**造謠者**,還會主動編八卦。
Don’t listen to that old monger, she loves to exaggerate everything.
別理會那個愛誇大其辭的**八卦婆**。
Back in medieval times, a cheese monger was an important person in the town.
在中世紀,**乳酪商**在鎮上是重要人物。