"gentles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蛆蟲（釣魚用的魚餌）- 溫和的人（古語）

Definition

“Gentles” 通常指用於釣魚的蛆蟲魚餌。也可以是古老的對溫和或高貴人士的稱呼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

現代英文裡“gentles”幾乎只用於釣魚餌（蛆蟲）。作為“溫和的人”是舊或文學語用，現已罕見。通常只在釣魚場合會見到。

Examples

Fishermen often use gentles as bait to catch fish.

釣魚的人常用**gentles**當魚餌。

I bought a box of gentles from the bait shop before fishing.

釣魚前，我在魚餌店買了一盒**gentles**。

The gentles wriggled inside the container.

**Gentles**在容器裡蠕動。

Some anglers swear that red gentles attract more fish than white ones.

有些釣魚者堅信紅色的**gentles**比白色的更能吸引魚。

You don't see many actors addressing the audience as 'good gentles' these days—it's very Shakespearean.

現在很少看到演員稱觀眾為「good **gentles**」了——很莎士比亞風格。

If you run out of worms, you can always use gentles for bait instead.

如果沒有蚯蚓做魚餌，也可以用**gentles**來代替。