"hunchback" in Chinese (Traditional)
駝背駝背的人
Definition
駝背是指背部彎曲或凸起的人，通常由脊椎問題造成。有時也指這種病症本身。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
‘駝背’偶爾有貶義，正式情況下可用‘脊椎後凸’。出名於《鐘樓怪人》。
Examples
The old man was a hunchback.
那位老人是一位**駝背**。
A hunchback sometimes has trouble walking straight.
**駝背**的人有時難以直立行走。
The story is about a kind hunchback.
這個故事講述了一個善良的**駝背**。
People used to call him a hunchback, but he never let it bother him.
人們以前稱他為**駝背**，但他從不介意。
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a famous novel.
《鐘樓怪人》是一部著名小說。
Doctors today rarely use the word hunchback; they say 'kyphosis' instead.
現今醫生很少用**駝背**這詞，而說‘脊椎後凸’。