ogre

/ˈəʊɡə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊɡər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-gər/ (ame, mw)

ogre — 名詞

  • ogresingular
  • ogresplural

1. a huge, ugly creature in folk tales and children's books that is said to feed on

1.名詞B2
釋義

食人怪；妖魔

童話故事中吃人的巨大怪物

a huge, ugly creature in folk tales and children's books that is said to feed on humans, especially small children.

例句

Vikram read his daughter a bedtime story about an ogre under a stone bridge.

Vikram 為女兒讀了一個關於住在石橋下的食人怪的睡前故事。

typical pattern: an ogre who [relative clause]

The drawing showed an ogre with crooked teeth, green skin, and one enormous yellow eye.

圖畫上的食人怪有彎曲的牙齒、綠色的皮膚，還有一隻巨大的黃眼睛。

collocation: physical description of an ogre

同義詞
  • giant

    broader term; not all giants eat people

  • monster

    more general; any frightening creature, not specifically humanoid

  • troll

    smaller, often lives under bridges; Scandinavian folk origin

文法句型

a/the + ogre

用法筆記

Subject of a story or picture; rarely used outside fantasy, folklore, and children's media. Treat as singular countable unless naming a group.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a ogre in the film.
✅I saw an ogre in the film.
💡'ogre' begins with a vowel sound, so use 'an', not 'a'.

2. someone, usually in a position of authority, who behaves in a harsh, scary, or u

2.名詞C1
釋義

兇惡之人

兇惡嚇人、讓人害怕的人

someone, usually in a position of authority, who behaves in a harsh, scary, or unkind way that makes others afraid of them.

例句

Ziad said his new boss was a complete ogre who shouted at everyone all day.

Ziad 說他的新主管根本就是個兇惡之人，整天對著每個人大吼大叫。

common frame: be a complete ogre

The maths teacher had a reputation as an ogre, but Hui found her fair.

那位數學老師被傳成兇惡之人，但 Hui 覺得她很公平。

collocation: a reputation as an ogre

同義詞
  • tyrant

    stronger; suggests abuse of authority

  • bully

    focuses on picking on the weaker; less specific to authority

  • brute

    emphasises physical roughness, not just temper

反義詞
  • sweetheart

    informal opposite for a notably kind person

文法句型

someone + be + an ogre

用法筆記

Almost always informal, and usually exaggerated rather than literal. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to a real human whose harsh manner is compared to the monster, not a folklore creature.

常見錯誤

❌My boss is a ogre.
✅My boss is an ogre.
💡vowel-sound rule on the article applies here too.