"accosted" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 上前搭話（通常帶有攻擊性或無禮）

Definition

如果某人被 accosted，通常表示有人突然、帶有攻擊性或無禮地靠近他們或和他們說話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、新聞或警方語境，強調這種接近是突然而且不受歡迎甚至帶有威脅性的。不用於友好場合。常與“by a stranger”及“on the street”等詞搭配。不同於中性的“接近”或友善的“問候”。

Examples

He was accosted by a stranger on his way home.

他回家的路上被**上前搭話**的陌生人攔住了。

The reporter was accosted outside the courthouse.

記者在法院外被人**上前搭話**。

Tourists are sometimes accosted by people selling souvenirs.

遊客有時會被賣紀念品的人**上前搭話**。

She felt uneasy after being accosted on the subway.

她在地鐵上被**上前搭話**後感到不安。

Have you ever been accosted by someone asking for money?

你有沒有被人**上前搭話**要錢？

The politician was accosted by reporters as soon as he left the building.

政治家一出大樓就被記者**上前搭話**。