"bogeyman" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 妖怪
• 怪物 (吓唬孩子用)

Definition

大人常用来吓唬孩子的虚构怪物；也指人们无明显理由害怕的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于家庭、讲故事或是吓唬不听话孩子的场合。现今亦指无根据的社会恐惧。正式场合较少用。

Examples

The parents told their son the bogeyman would come if he didn't go to bed.

父母告诉儿子，如果他不睡觉，**妖怪**就会来。

Children are often afraid of the bogeyman in stories.

小孩子常在故事里害怕**妖怪**。

He thinks there is a bogeyman under his bed.

他觉得床下有**妖怪**。

For years, people have talked about the Internet as a kind of bogeyman.

多年来，人们总把互联网当作一种**怪物**来看待。

Don’t worry—there’s no such thing as the bogeyman.

别担心，**妖怪**根本不存在。

Politicians sometimes use the idea of a bogeyman to make people afraid of change.

政客有时会用**怪物**的说法让人们害怕变化。