"boogeyman" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡魔
• 妖怪
• 怪物

Definition

一種虛構的怪物，用來嚇唬小孩，家長經常用來讓小孩聽話。也指任何想像中的威脅或恐懼來源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於小孩之間，或家長管教時。也可比喻虛構的威脅，不要和真實怪獸混淆。

Examples

The boogeyman hides under the bed at night.

**惡魔**晚上躲在牀底下。

She told her son the boogeyman would come if he didn't sleep.

她告訴兒子如果不睡覺，**惡魔**會來。

Many kids are afraid of the boogeyman.

許多小孩害怕**惡魔**。

Don't worry, the boogeyman isn't real.

別擔心，**惡魔**不存在。

In politics, they used the boogeyman to scare people into voting.

在政治上，他們用**惡魔**嚇唬大家去投票。

My little brother thinks the closet is a boogeyman's home.

我弟弟覺得衣櫥是**惡魔**的家。