"bootlegger" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 走私酒的人

Definition

Bootlegger 指非法製造、運輸或銷售酒類的人，尤其是在法律禁止酒精期間。這個詞多用於描述美國禁酒時期的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於美國禁酒時期的歷史語境。很少指代現代的走私者或其他產品。'bootleg' 也可指非法複製品（如音樂/電影），但 'bootlegger' 幾乎只指酒類。

Examples

The police arrested the bootlegger last night.

警方昨晚逮捕了一名**走私酒的人**。

The bootlegger hid the bottles under the floor.

**走私酒的人**把酒瓶藏在地板下面。

During Prohibition, many people became bootleggers.

禁酒時期，很多人成為**走私酒的人**。

Everyone in town knew who the bootlegger was, but nobody said a word.

鎮上的每個人都知道誰是**走私酒的人**，但沒有人出聲。

"My grandfather was a bootlegger back in the day," she whispered.

她低聲說：「我祖父以前是**走私酒的人**。」

These days, the word bootlegger mostly makes people think of old movies.

現在，「**走私酒的人**」這個詞讓人想到舊電影。