"ogre" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食人魔

Definition

食人魔是一種巨大的、可怕的神話怪物，故事中常被描繪為喫人的角色，也可用來形容非常殘暴或可怕的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於童話和奇幻故事中。可指真實怪物，也可比喻非常殘暴的人（例：'他像個食人魔'）。較多用於文學或兒童語境。

Examples

The princess was locked in a tower by an ogre.

公主被一隻**食人魔**關在了塔裡。

In fairy tales, an ogre is often the villain.

在童話故事中，**食人魔**常常是反派。

The children were scared of the ogre in the story.

孩子們害怕故事裡的**食人魔**。

My boss is a real ogre when it comes to deadlines.

我的老闆在截止日期方面簡直像個**食人魔**。

Everyone thought he was an ogre, but he turned out to be quite kind.

大家以為他是個**食人魔**，結果他其實很和善。

That movie has a hilarious scene with a dancing ogre.

那部電影有一幕跳舞的**食人魔**，非常搞笑。