"dwarf" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 侏儒
• 矮人（神話/幻想）

Definition

「侏儒」指因醫療狀況而比一般人矮很多的人，或者是故事和神話中常見帶有魔法的小型生物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

用 “dwarf” 指實際身高受限者可能冒犯，建議說 “person with dwarfism”；奇幻文藝作品中 ‘dwarf’ 是常見中性詞。‘dwarf planet’ 是天文學用語。日常不要作爲形容詞形容真人。

Examples

The story had a friendly dwarf who helped the hero.

故事裡有一個友善的**侏儒**幫助了主角。

A dwarf is a person who is much shorter than most people because of a condition.

**侏儒**是因為某種狀況而比一般人矮很多的人。

Do you know about the dwarfs in old fairy tales?

你知道老童話裡的**矮人**嗎？

Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet.

冥王星現在被歸類為**矮行星**。

The new building seemed to dwarf all the older houses on the street.

新建築讓街上所有舊房子都顯得**渺小**。

The fantasy novel describes a kingdom of brave dwarfs living underground.

這本奇幻小說描述了一個住在地下的勇敢**矮人**王國。