hun

IPA/hʌn/
KK[hˈʌn]IPA/hʌn/

hun — 名詞

1. a short, informal name for someone you love or want to treat warmly, especially

1.名詞B1
釋義

親愛的

對親近的人說的暱稱

a short, informal name for someone you love or want to treat warmly, especially in speech or messages.

例句

Quinn smiled and said, "Thanks, hun," as I passed the plates.

我把盤子遞過去時，Quinn 微笑著說：「謝啦，親愛的。」

friendly term of address in casual speech

The waitress wrote "See you soon, hun!" on the receipt.

女服務生在收據上寫著「回頭見，親愛的！」

同義詞
  • honey

    the fuller form; often sounds more openly affectionate

  • dear

    can sound gentler, older, or more polite

用法筆記

Common in speech, texts, and friendly service talk. With strangers, it can sound warm or too familiar depending on tone and local culture.

2. a strongly insulting name once used for Germans, especially in talk or writing a

2.名詞C2
釋義

德國佬

一戰、二戰時對德國人的辱稱

a strongly insulting name once used for Germans, especially in talk or writing about the two world wars.

例句

The poster used "Hun" as an insult for German soldiers.

那張海報把「德國佬」當成辱罵德軍的詞。

historical slur; avoid in modern use

In the novel, a British officer angrily called the enemy a "Hun."

在小說裡，一名英國軍官怒氣沖沖地把敵軍叫作「德國佬」。

用法筆記

This word is strongly offensive. It is mainly seen in historical material about wartime propaganda and quoted speech.

hun — 名詞

  • hunsingular
  • hunsplural

1. someone belonging to an ancient group that moved west from Central Asia and ente

1.名詞C2
釋義

匈人

古代中亞遊牧民族

someone belonging to an ancient group that moved west from Central Asia and entered Europe in the late Roman period.

例句

Under Attila, the Huns frightened many towns along the Danube.

在 Attila 的統治下，匈人讓多瑙河沿岸的許多城鎮感到害怕。

plural form for the people as a whole

The textbook says the Huns moved west across the grasslands.

課本說匈人穿過草原一路向西遷移。

用法筆記

Usually plural when referring to the people as a whole, as in the Huns. This sense appears mainly in historical writing and teaching.