"catfish" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鯰魚

Definition

鯰魚是一種生活在淡水中的魚，嘴邊有鬍鬚狀觸鬚。這個詞也用來形容在網上冒充他人、欺騙他人的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

作為魚類名詞時『鯰魚』為中性詞；在網絡語境下，'catfish' 指冒充他人的人，中文沒有直接翻譯，常用原詞或解釋說明。要根據上下文判斷意思。

Examples

A catfish has long whiskers around its mouth.

**鯰魚**的嘴巴周圍有長長的鬍鬚。

We saw a huge catfish in the river.

我們在河裡看到了一條巨大的**鯰魚**。

Catfish live mostly in freshwater lakes and rivers.

**鯰魚**主要生活在淡水湖泊和河流中。

He realized he was being catfished after their video call never happened.

當他們一直沒能視訊時，他才發現自己被**網上冒充**了。

Some people use fake photos to catfish others online.

有些人用假照片在網上**冒充他人**。

Be careful—there are a lot of catfish on dating apps these days.

小心——現在交友軟體上有很多**冒充他人的人**。