"hardboiled" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 水煮的（蛋）- 冷酷的（人或風格）

Definition

指蛋白和蛋黃都煮熟變硬的雞蛋，也形容人或風格為冷酷、不動感情或犬儒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

除了表示蛋的煮法外，‘hardboiled’非正式形容態度冷酷，多見於偵探或犯罪小說中的角色風格，如『硬漢偵探』。不適用於一般堅強或勇敢。

Examples

I ate a hardboiled egg for breakfast.

我早餐喫了一個**水煮蛋**。

She prefers her eggs hardboiled rather than scrambled.

她喜歡喫**水煮蛋**而不是炒蛋。

The detective in the novel is very hardboiled.

小說裡的偵探非常**冷酷**。

He acts all hardboiled, but he's actually quite sensitive inside.

他表面上很**冷酷**，其實內心很敏感。

This movie is known for its hardboiled style and sharp dialogue.

這部電影以其**冷酷**風格和犀利對白著稱。

Don’t let his hardboiled attitude scare you—he’s a good guy.

別被他**冷酷**的態度嚇到——他其實很好。