"shills" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 託（託兒）
• 水軍

Definition

假裝是熱情顧客或支持者，讓某商品、人物或想法看起來更受歡迎、更值得信賴的人，通常因為收錢或有其他利益。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Shills' 屬於非正式且帶有負面意味的詞，常見於網路、詐騙、假評論等情境，常說 '網路託'、'付費託'，不用於真正的粉絲。

Examples

The company hired shills to promote its new product.

公司僱用了**託兒**來推廣新產品。

Be careful of shills when reading online reviews.

閱讀網路評價時要小心**託**。

Some forums are full of shills who pretend to be real users.

有些論壇裡全是**託兒**，假裝是真用戶。

It's obvious those glowing comments are just shills trying to trick people.

很明顯那些好評都是**水軍**在騙人。

The discussion turned heated when someone accused others of being shills for the brand.

有人指責別人是品牌的**託**時，討論變得激烈起來。

Don't trust everything you see online; there are too many shills out there.

網上的東西不要全信，外面有太多**水軍**了。