pansy
/ˈpænzi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpænzi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpan-zē/ (ame, mw)
pansy — 名詞
- pansysingular
- pansiesplural
1. a garden flower related to the violet, with broad rounded petals and bright mixe
三色堇
一種花瓣圓大且色彩鮮豔的園藝花卉
a garden flower related to the violet, with broad rounded petals and bright mixed colours
Emre planted yellow pansies under the kitchen window before spring arrived.
Emre 在春天來臨前，把黃色三色堇種在廚房窗下。
common collocation: plant pansies
The pansies by the mailbox survived last week's heavy rain and wind.
信箱旁的三色堇撐過了上週的大雨和強風。
Apinya bought a tray of pansies to brighten her apartment balcony.
Apinya 買了一盤三色堇，想讓公寓陽台更有生氣。
Christopher chose purple pansies because they matched the old garden bench.
Christopher 挑了紫色三色堇，因為它們和舊花園長椅很相配。
用法筆記
Usually refers to the large, showy garden type in the violet family, not to tiny wild violets. Common in flower beds, pots, and window boxes.
2. a hateful slur aimed at a gay man, often suggesting he seems feminine
基佬
對男同志的強烈侮辱說法
a hateful slur aimed at a gay man, often suggesting he seems feminine
The principal punished Jack for calling another student a pansy.
校長因為 Jack 罵另一名學生是基佬而處罰了他。
pattern: call someone a pansy
Reporters heard a fan shout 'pansy' at Faisal outside the stadium.
記者聽到一名球迷在體育場外朝 Faisal 大喊「基佬」。
The film shows how 'pansy' was used to humiliate gay men.
那部電影呈現了「基佬」這個詞如何被拿來羞辱男同志。
Nia refused to laugh when her cousin used pansy as abuse.
Nia 的表親用基佬來罵人時，她不肯跟著笑。
用法筆記
Strongly offensive and hateful. Use it only when explaining language, quoting abuse, or discussing history, not as a label for people.
3. an insulting word for a boy or man seen as weak, timid, or not manly enough
娘炮
侮稱軟弱或沒男子氣概的男生
an insulting word for a boy or man seen as weak, timid, or not manly enough
Christopher hated it when his cousins called him a pansy.
Christopher 很討厭表兄弟叫他娘炮。
pattern: call someone a pansy
The bully sneered 'Don't be a pansy' when Daichi backed away.
Daichi 退後時，那個惡霸冷笑著說：「別像個娘炮。」
fixed insult: don't be a pansy
Romi's uncle mocked him as a pansy for avoiding the fight.
Romi 的叔叔因為他不肯打架，就笑他是娘炮。
The novel shows boys being called pansies for crying in public.
那本小說寫到男孩們只因在公開場合哭泣，就被叫成娘炮。
用法筆記
Usually aimed at boys or men who are judged as soft, fearful, or not tough enough. It is insulting and reflects narrow ideas about masculinity.
pansy — 形容詞
- pansypositive
- pansiercomparative
- pansiestsuperlative
1. used as a rude way to describe a boy or man as too feminine in manner, taste, or
娘娘腔的
侮辱地形容男生舉止像女生
used as a rude way to describe a boy or man as too feminine in manner, taste, or appearance
Some boys mocked Emre's scarf as pansy before the teacher intervened.
有些男生笑 Emre 的圍巾很娘娘腔，後來老師出面制止。
pattern: describe something as pansy
An older cousin said Jack's dance moves looked pansy.
一位年長的表哥說 Jack 的舞步看起來很娘娘腔。
common after linking verbs: look / seem pansy
Daichi worried classmates would call his careful handwriting pansy.
Daichi 擔心同學會說他工整的字跡很娘娘腔。
The article criticized pansy stereotypes in old television comedies.
那篇文章批評老式電視喜劇裡把男生寫成娘娘腔的刻板印象。
用法筆記
Usually appears in insults about clothes, voice, taste, or behaviour. It is rude and old-fashioned, and it treats femininity as something shameful.