"jackanapes" in Chinese (Simplified)
小淘气顽皮鬼无礼的小子
Definition
jackanapes 指的是一个人,通常是男孩,行为放肆、顽皮或无礼。这个词很老派,常以幽默或批评的语气使用。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
现代英语中极少见,非常过时,常用于幽默或带批判的场合。多形容顽皮或没礼貌的小男孩,不建议日常使用。主要出现在文学或幽默类英语材料中。
Examples
The teacher called him a jackanapes for interrupting the class.
老师因为他打断课堂,说他是个**小淘气**。
Don't be a jackanapes and listen to your elders.
别当个**顽皮鬼**,听长辈的话。
That little jackanapes took my pencil!
那个小**无礼的小子**拿走了我的铅笔!
He acted like a real jackanapes at the dinner party, making rude jokes all night.
他在晚宴上表现得像个**小淘气**,整晚都在讲粗俗的笑话。
Ignore him; he's just a harmless jackanapes with too much energy.
别理他,他只是个无害的**小淘气**,精力太旺盛了。
The old novelist loved to write about a clever jackanapes who always got into trouble.
那位老作家喜欢写聪明的**小淘气**总是惹麻烦的故事。