"hag" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 巫婆
• 老巫婆

Definition

“hag” 指的是年老醜陋或令人害怕的女人，常見於童話或傳說中。這個詞也可用作侮辱，形容令人厭惡的老太婆。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

形容現實中女人時非常侮辱性，常出現在童話中的巫婆或惡毒老太婆。有時用作幽默，但大多是嚴厲的批評。類似“女巫”或“老婦人”，不用於男性。

Examples

The old lady in the story was called a hag.

故事裡的老太太被稱作**巫婆**。

People believed a hag lived in the dark forest.

人們相信黑暗森林裡住著一個**老巫婆**。

The children were scared of the hag near the river.

孩子們害怕河邊的**巫婆**。

She snapped at everyone like a real hag today.

她今天像個真正的**老巫婆**一樣對大家發火。

Don't call her a hag—that's really rude.

別叫她**巫婆**——那很沒禮貌。

Every fairy tale seems to have a wicked hag plotting against the hero.

幾乎每個童話裡都有一個邪惡的**巫婆**算計主角。