"shrew" em Chinese (Traditional)

• 鼩鼱
• 潑婦（俚語）

Definição

鼩鼱是一種外形像老鼠的小型動物，鼻子尖尖的。這個詞也（俚語且帶冒犯性）用來指責性格很兇或喜歡吵架的女人。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

“Shrew” 作為動物名是中性，多見於生物領域。指潑婦的意義過時且帶冒犯色彩，僅見於文學或特殊語境，需慎用。

Exemplos

A shrew is smaller than a mouse but looks similar.

**鼩鼱**比老鼠小，但長得很像。

Look! There is a shrew under the rock.

看！石頭下有隻**鼩鼱**。

The shrew eats insects to survive.

**鼩鼱**靠喫昆蟲生存。

Her sharp tongue made some people call her a shrew, though it’s not a kind word.

她說話刻薄，有人稱她為**潑婦**，其實這詞很難聽。

Did you know the shrew is one of the world’s smallest mammals?

你知道**鼩鼱**是世界上最小的哺乳動物之一嗎？

She was tough, but calling her a shrew crossed the line.

她很強勢，但稱她為**潑婦**就太過分了。