"cannibals" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食人者

Definition

食用自己同類肉體的人或生物。通常指喫人肉的人類。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於歷史、人類學或恐怖題材中。'食人者'幾乎總指人類，是正式用詞；不要與'食肉動物'混淆。

Examples

Some tribes were called cannibals because they ate human flesh.

有些部落被稱為**食人者**，因為他們喫人肉。

Stories about cannibals can be very scary.

關於**食人者**的故事可能非常可怕。

The island was believed to be full of cannibals.

據說這個島上有很多**食人者**。

I read a novel about cannibals living in the jungle.

我讀過一本關於住在叢林裡的**食人者**的小說。

Movies about cannibals aren't really my thing—they freak me out.

關於**食人者**的電影不太適合我——會讓我害怕。

In history class, we learned why some cultures were labeled as cannibals by explorers.

在歷史課上，我們學到了為什麼一些文化被探險家稱為**食人者**。