"cretin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 白癡
• 笨蛋

Definition

這是一個極具冒犯性的詞，用來形容非常愚蠢、笨或令人討厭的人。最初是醫學用語，現在是一種強烈侮辱詞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

極為冒犯，僅用作侮辱，避免在正式或禮貌場合使用。醫學用法已被淘汰且帶有侮辱性。

Examples

Don't call him a cretin; that's very rude.

不要叫他**白癡**，那很無禮。

She was upset when they called her a cretin.

當他們叫她**白癡**時，她很生氣。

Using the word cretin can hurt people’s feelings.

說**白癡**會傷害別人的感情。

Why are you acting like such a cretin today?

你今天怎麼像個**白癡**一樣？

Ignore him, he’s just being a cretin again.

別理他，他又在裝**白癡**了。

He called his boss a cretin and got fired on the spot.

他罵老闆**白癡**，當場被開除了。