"drunkard" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 酒鬼

Definition

「酒鬼」是指常常酗酒、經常喝醉的人，這個詞語帶有貶意且較為老式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「酒鬼」語帶貶意，多見於文學或批評語境。日常對話較少用，較中性說法可用「愛喝酒的人」。使用「酒鬼」時多帶批評意味。

Examples

The old drunkard sat on the bench every night.

那位老**酒鬼**每天晚上都坐在長椅上。

Everyone in the village called him a drunkard.

村子裡的人都叫他**酒鬼**。

A drunkard is someone who drinks alcohol all the time.

**酒鬼**是指經常喝酒的人。

Don't invite him to the party—he's known as the office drunkard.

別邀請他參加派對——他是辦公室裡有名的**酒鬼**。

The story is about a lonely drunkard trying to change his life.

這個故事講述了一個孤獨的**酒鬼**試圖改變人生。

His friends laughed and called him a drunkard, but he didn't care.

他的朋友們開玩笑地叫他**酒鬼**，但他並不在乎。