ghoul

/ɡuːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡuːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgül/ (ame, mw)

ghoul — 名詞

  • ghoulsingular
  • ghoulsplural

1. a creature in folk tales that lives near burial places and eats the flesh of peo

1.名詞C2
釋義

食屍鬼

傳說中住在墓地、以屍體為食的怪物

a creature in folk tales that lives near burial places and eats the flesh of people who have died.

例句

Yuna read a Korean folk tale about a ghoul that haunted the temple cemetery at midnight.

Yuna 讀了一則韓國民間故事，講一隻食屍鬼半夜出沒於寺廟墓地。

collocation: a ghoul that + verb

In the film, a hungry ghoul crawled out of the grave during the funeral.

電影裡，一隻飢餓的食屍鬼在葬禮進行時從墳墓中爬了出來。

common scene: ghoul + crawled/rose/emerged from grave

同義詞
  • zombie

    modern pop-culture undead corpse; ghoul is older and tied to graveyards and flesh-eating

  • demon

    broader evil spirit; ghoul is specifically a corpse-eating grave-dweller

文法句型

a/the ghoul

用法筆記

Almost always appears in fictional, folkloric, or horror contexts; modern speakers rarely treat ghouls as real beings.

常見錯誤

❌A ghoul flew across the sky like a witch.
✅A ghoul crawled out of the old grave.
💡ghouls are tied to graves and corpses, not to flying or casting spells.

2. a real person who seems strangely eager to look at, talk about, or take pleasure

2.名詞C2
釋義

嗜血變態者

對死亡或慘事表現出病態興趣的人

a real person who seems strangely eager to look at, talk about, or take pleasure in death, accidents, or other dark events.

例句

Rachid called the drivers ghouls for slowing down to film the burning car.

Rachid 罵那些放慢車速拍攝燃燒車輛的駕駛是嗜血變態者。

typical pattern: call/label someone a ghoul

A few internet ghouls were already posting jokes hours after the school shooting.

校園槍擊案才過幾小時，網路上幾個嗜血變態者就開始發黑色玩笑。

collocation: internet ghouls + post/share

同義詞
  • rubbernecker

    specifically someone who stares at accidents; ghoul is broader and stronger

  • voyeur

    shares the sense of unhealthy watching; voyeur often has sexual connotations, ghoul focuses on death

文法句型

a ghoul + for/about something

用法筆記

Carries strong disapproval; the speaker thinks the person's interest in death or suffering is unhealthy or disrespectful. Distinguish from sense 1 (the folklore creature) — sense 2 describes living humans behaving badly.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is a ghoul about old war history.
✅My grandfather is fascinated by old war history.
💡calling someone a ghoul implies a sick or disrespectful interest, not normal curiosity.