"whippersnapper" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小毛頭
• 小屁孩

Definition

這是一個舊式而幽默的詞，用來形容對大人無禮或自以為是的年輕人，通常是男孩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞很少用，多為幽默或年長者取笑年輕人時使用。帶有輕微責備但更多是開玩笑，常見於“那個小毛頭”等表達。

Examples

That whippersnapper was talking back to his teacher.

那個**小毛頭**頂撞了老師。

Grandpa called me a whippersnapper when I teased him.

我逗爺爺時，爺爺叫我**小毛頭**。

You little whippersnapper, get off my lawn!

你這個**小屁孩**，離開我的草坪！

When Jenny beat him at chess, her dad laughed, 'Well, aren't you a clever whippersnapper!'

珍妮贏了棋，她爸爸笑著說：「哎呀，你還真是個聰明的**小毛頭**！」

Back in my day, no whippersnapper would dare speak like that to an elder.

在我那個年代，沒哪個**小屁孩**敢那樣跟長輩說話。

Don't mind him, he's just a noisy little whippersnapper with too much energy.

別理他，他不過是一個精力充沛又吵鬧的**小毛頭**。