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"banshee" in Chinese (Traditional)

報喪女妖

Definition

在愛爾蘭民間傳說中,報喪女妖是一位女性幽靈,她的尖叫被認為預示著有人即將死亡。有時也用來形容發出刺耳尖叫聲的女性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常與愛爾蘭傳說有關,也會用來比喻女性尖叫或叫聲刺耳(如「像報喪女妖一樣尖叫」)。屬於非正式或幽默語境。

Examples

In Irish legends, a banshee appears before someone dies.

在愛爾蘭傳說中,**報喪女妖**會在有人死前出現。

The wail of the banshee is very scary.

**報喪女妖**的哭聲非常可怕。

People say hearing a banshee means bad luck.

人們說聽到**報喪女妖**的哭聲是不祥的預兆。

She screamed like a banshee when she saw the spider.

她看到蜘蛛的時候,尖叫得像**報喪女妖**一樣。

The kids ran around the house, yelling like little banshees.

孩子們在屋裡跑來跑去,叫得像小**報喪女妖**。

That old horror movie had a terrifying banshee scene.

那部老恐怖片有一個嚇人的**報喪女妖**場景。