"leper" in Chinese (Traditional)
痲瘋病人
Definition
痲瘋病人是指罹患痲瘋病的人,這是一種主要影響皮膚和神經的嚴重傳染病。這個詞也可指被社會排斥或迴避的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「痲瘋病人」一詞在現代多被認為有貶義或過時,建議以「痲瘋患者」稱呼。引申義上代表極度被社會排斥,用語時需審慎考慮語境及對方感受。
Examples
A leper was treated at the old hospital.
一位**痲瘋病人**在舊醫院接受治療。
The village built a home for lepers.
村莊為**痲瘋病人**建造了收容所。
She felt like a leper because everyone ignored her.
她覺得自己像個**痲瘋病人**,因為大家都忽略她。
He became a leper in the office after the scandal.
醜聞過後,他在辦公室成了**痲瘋病人**一樣的存在。
People used to isolate lepers far from towns.
過去,人們會將**痲瘋病人**隔離在遠離城鎮的地方。
Nobody wanted to sit next to the so-called leper at school.
在學校裡,沒人想坐在所謂的**痲瘋病人**旁邊。