"crackpots" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瘋子
• 怪人

Definition

Crackpots 指有奇怪、異想天開或不切實際想法的人，常被認為是瘋子或怪人。這個詞通常是非正式用法，用來形容不被當真對待的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Crackpot”屬於口語用語，有時帶侮辱性，指責他人瘋狂或不可信。一般只用來形容人而非事物。語氣比“eccentric”更不禮貌。

Examples

Some people think inventors are crackpots until their ideas work.

有些人認為發明家是**瘋子**，直到他們的想法奏效。

The internet is full of crackpots with wild theories.

網路上充滿了有瘋狂理論的**瘋子**。

They called the old scientist and his team a bunch of crackpots.

他們稱那位老科學家和他的團隊為一羣**怪人**。

Ignore those crackpots yelling on the street; they just want attention.

別理那些在街上大喊大叫的**瘋子**，他們只是想吸引注意。

My grandfather says we shouldn't call people crackpots, even if their ideas sound strange.

我祖父說我們不應該叫別人**瘋子**，即使他們的想法很奇怪。

Some crackpots actually end up changing the world with their crazy ideas.

有些**瘋子**真的用他們瘋狂的想法改變了世界。