"gringos" in Chinese (Traditional)
老外(外國人,尤指美國人或歐洲人)
Definition
在拉丁美洲,「gringos」指外國人,特別是白人美國人或英語系國家的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於非正式用語,根據語境和語氣可有中性、戲謔或輕微貶義。主要用於拉丁美洲,有時專指美國人或白人外國人。
Examples
Many people in Mexico call foreigners gringos.
在墨西哥,很多人稱外國人為**gringos**。
She heard someone call her a gringo at the market.
她在市場上聽到有人叫她**gringo**。
The tourists didn't know what gringos meant.
遊客們不知道**gringos**是什麼意思。
Locals often laugh and call us gringos when we try to speak Spanish.
我們嘗試說西班牙語時,當地人經常笑著叫我們**gringos**。
Don't worry, being a gringo here just means you're not from around.
別擔心,在這裡成為**gringo**只是意味著你不是本地人。
You'll recognize the gringos by their sunburns at the beach.
你會在海灘上通過曬傷認出那些**gringos**。