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"howler" in Chinese (Traditional)

低級錯誤吼猴

Definition

“Howler” 指非常明顯而又可笑的錯誤,常讓人發笑或尷尬。也指像吼猴這種叫聲很大的動物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語,在英式英語較常出現,用來指明顯又好笑的大錯,不能用於小錯誤。動物上通常專指吼猴。

Examples

He made a howler in the test by writing the wrong name.

他在考試中寫錯名字,犯了個**低級錯誤**。

The goalkeeper's howler cost the team the match.

守門員的**低級錯誤**讓球隊輸掉了比賽。

A howler monkey can be heard from miles away.

一隻**吼猴**的叫聲可以傳幾公里遠。

That typo was a real howler—everyone laughed when they saw it.

那個打字**低級錯誤**太好笑了,大家看到都笑了。

Careful when editing—one little howler can change the meaning of the whole page!

編輯時要小心,一個小小的**低級錯誤**就可能改變整頁的意思!

We could hear the howlers calling from deep in the jungle all night long.

整晚都能聽到**吼猴**在叢林深處不停叫喊。