big brother
big brother — 名詞
1. your brother who is older than you
哥哥
比自己年長的兄弟
your brother who is older than you
Amir's big brother taught him how to ride a bicycle last summer.
Amir 的哥哥去年夏天教他騎腳踏車。
Keiko walks to school every morning with her big brother.
Keiko 每天早上和哥哥一起走路上學。
Whenever the lights went out, Dmitri's big brother told the scariest stories.
每當停電時，Dmitri 的哥哥就會講最恐怖的故事。
Oluwaseun gave his big brother a drawing he made at nursery.
Oluwaseun 把他在幼兒園畫的圖送給了哥哥。
Priya's big brother let her borrow his guitar for the school concert.
Priya 的哥哥借她吉他參加學校音樂會。
- older brother
more formal; 'big brother' is warmer and more common in everyday speech
- little brother
a brother who is younger than you
2. a male volunteer who spends regular time with a boy, providing friendship, guida
輔導大哥
透過計畫陪伴與指導男孩的男性志工
a male volunteer who spends regular time with a boy, providing friendship, guidance, and a positive example to follow
Ingrid signed her son up for a big brother programme at the youth centre.
Ingrid 在青年中心幫兒子報名了輔導大哥計畫。
Santiago has been a big brother to Mateo for nearly three years now.
Santiago 擔任 Mateo 的輔導大哥已經快三年了。
big brother to [name] — mentorship pairing structure
The charity matched Jamal with a big brother who loved football and chess.
慈善機構幫 Jamal 配對了一位熱愛足球和西洋棋的輔導大哥。
Lin's big brother from the mentoring scheme took him go-karting every month.
Lin 的輔導大哥每個月帶他去玩卡丁車。
Aisha became a volunteer after seeing how much a big brother helped her nephew.
Aisha 看到輔導大哥對侄子的幫助後，自己也成了志工。
- mentor
broader term for any trusted guide; 'big brother' is specifically a male mentor for a boy in a one-to-one programme
用法筆記
Often capitalized as Big Brother when referring to the formal mentoring organization.
3. a ruler or leader who holds total power and closely controls every part of peopl
獨裁領袖
全面控制人民生活與思想的極權統治者
a ruler or leader who holds total power and closely controls every part of people's lives, including what they think and say
The dictator styled himself as a caring big brother while silencing all critics.
那位獨裁者一邊自詡為慈祥的獨裁領袖，一邊讓所有批評者消失。
styled himself as a big brother — ironic use for authoritarian figures
Mei's grandmother whispered that the chairman was just a big brother with a smile.
Mei 的祖母低聲說，那位主席不過是個面帶笑容的獨裁領袖。
Posters across the city showed the president as a big brother watching over every family.
城裡到處張貼海報，把總統描繪成守護每個家庭的獨裁領袖。
Diego fled the country after refusing to call the general 'Big Brother' on live TV.
Diego 拒絕在電視直播中稱那位將軍為「獨裁領袖」後便逃離了國家。
To question the big brother's decisions was to invite a visit from the secret police.
質疑獨裁領袖的決定，就等於邀請秘密警察上門。
用法筆記
From George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, where 'Big Brother' is the unseen dictator whose face appears on posters with the slogan 'Big Brother is watching you.'
4. a government or large organization that watches everything people do, takes away
監控體制
無所不在地監視並控制人民生活的政權
a government or large organization that watches everything people do, takes away their privacy, and controls how they live
Jun covered his laptop camera because it felt like big brother was always watching.
Jun 把筆電攝影機貼住，因為感覺監控體制時時刻刻都在監視。
big brother was watching — idiomatic phrase for intrusive surveillance
The new CCTV network made residents worry that big brother had finally arrived.
新的監視器網路讓居民擔心監控體制終於降臨了。
Naledi deleted her search history, half-joking that big brother might see it.
Naledi 刪除了搜尋紀錄，半開玩笑地說監控體制可能會看到。
Protesters carried signs reading 'Say no to big brother' outside the security ministry.
抗議者在安全部外舉著寫有「向監控體制說不」的標語。
Every phone notification made Tariq wonder if big brother was tracking his movements.
每次手機通知響起，Tariq 都懷疑監控體制是否在追蹤他的行蹤。
- surveillance state
more formal and technical; 'big brother' carries a darkly humorous, everyday tone
- police state
focuses on law enforcement and violent repression; 'big brother' adds the dimension of psychological manipulation through constant watching
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: this sense refers to the system of surveillance and control, not to an individual leader. Often used with dark humour or political criticism.