"jackanapes" in Chinese (Traditional)
小淘氣頑皮鬼無禮的小子
Definition
jackanapes 指的是一個人,通常是男孩,行為放肆、頑皮或無禮。這個詞很老派,常以幽默或批評的語氣使用。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
現代英語中極少見,非常過時,常用於幽默或帶批判的語境。多形容頑皮或沒禮貌的小男孩,不建議日常使用。主要出現在文學或幽默英語材料中。
Examples
The teacher called him a jackanapes for interrupting the class.
老師因為他打斷課堂說他是個**小淘氣**。
Don't be a jackanapes and listen to your elders.
別當個**頑皮鬼**,要聽長輩的話。
That little jackanapes took my pencil!
那個小**無禮的小子**拿走了我的鉛筆!
He acted like a real jackanapes at the dinner party, making rude jokes all night.
他在晚宴上表現得像個**小淘氣**,整晚都在說粗俗的笑話。
Ignore him; he's just a harmless jackanapes with too much energy.
別理他,他只是個無害的**小淘氣**,精力太旺盛了。
The old novelist loved to write about a clever jackanapes who always got into trouble.
那位老作家喜歡寫聰明的**小淘氣**總是惹麻煩的故事。