"ruffian" in Chinese (Traditional)
惡棍流氓
Definition
惡棍是指粗暴並且喜歡用暴力的人,特別是那些恐嚇、欺負或傷害他人的人。多用於形容犯罪分子或行為兇狠的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
現代中文生活語境中常用'惡棍'或'流氓',而'ruffian'在英文屬於較正式或有文學色彩的詞,常見於小說、歷史或戲劇中,很少用於日常對話。
Examples
The ruffian stole my bag and ran away.
那個**惡棍**偷了我的包就跑了。
A group of ruffians were fighting in the street.
一羣**流氓**在街上打架。
Don’t talk to that ruffian by the gate.
不要跟門口那個**惡棍**說話。
Those guys acted like real ruffians in the movie.
那些人在電影裡表現得像真正的**流氓**。
You can’t let a ruffian scare you out of standing up for yourself.
你不能因為一個**惡棍**而不敢為自己站出來。
Back then, the town was ruled by a dangerous ruffian no one dared cross.
那時,這個鎮被一位沒人敢惹的危險**惡棍**控制著。