"albatross" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 信天翁

Definition

信天翁是一種體型非常大的海鳥，擁有長長的翅膀，主要生活在南極海域。在英語中它也可以比喻成為沉重負擔或難題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

原意為鳥，但在文學中常作為心理負擔或愧疚的象徵（如《古舟子詠》）。比喻用法“an albatross around your neck”指難以擺脫的負擔或責任。日常口語很少用，更多見於書面或正式場合。

Examples

The poem speaks of the albatross as a symbol of bad luck.

這首詩裡**信天翁**象徵著厄運。

Dealing with debt can feel like having an albatross you can’t get rid of.

應對債務讓人感覺像背著甩不掉的**信天翁**。

An albatross can fly for hours without stopping.

**信天翁**可以連續飛行數小時。

The wings of an albatross are very long.

**信天翁**的翅膀非常長。

We saw an albatross at the ocean today.

今天我們在海上看到了**信天翁**。

After his mistake, guilt became an albatross around his neck.

犯錯之後，罪惡感成了他脖子上的**信天翁**。