peeping tom
peeping tom — 名詞
1. someone who hides and secretly watches people while they are naked or getting un
偷窺者
躲在暗處偷看他人裸體或更衣的人
someone who hides and secretly watches people while they are naked or getting undressed, usually for sexual excitement
The police caught a peeping Tom outside Hana's bedroom window last night.
昨晚警察在 Hana 臥室窗外抓到一個偷窺者。
collocation: catch + a peeping Tom
Amir called the police when he spotted a peeping Tom near the changing rooms.
Amir 在更衣室附近發現一個偷窺者後報了警。
Mrs Kowalski's security camera filmed a peeping Tom pressing his face against her bathroom window after midnight.
Kowalski 太太的監視器拍到一個偷窺者半夜把臉貼在她家浴室窗戶上。
Nasrin spotted a peeping Tom at the bathroom window and shouted for help.
Nasrin 在浴室窗外看到一個偷窺者,大聲呼叫求救。
After a peeping Tom was caught near the women's changing room, the gym frosted every window facing the car park.
一名偷窺者在女更衣室附近被抓後,健身房把所有面向停車場的窗戶都換成了霧面玻璃。
- voyeur
more formal and clinical; used in psychology and legal contexts rather than everyday speech
用法筆記
This sense is specifically about watching people who are naked or undressing. Distinguish from Sense 2 (VOYEUR), which is broader and covers any secret watching for sexual pleasure.
常見錯誤
2. a person who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people without th
窺視狂
廣義的窺視行為;不限於偷看裸體或更衣
a person who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people without them knowing, in any situation
The landlord was a peeping Tom — he had hidden cameras in the flat.
那名房東是個窺視狂——他在公寓裡裝了隱藏攝影機。
relative clause: who had hidden cameras
Darya fitted a security chain to her door after the landlord warned of a convicted peeping Tom across the hall.
Darya 在房東告知她對面住了一個有前科的窺視狂後,便在門上裝了防盜鏈。
collocation: convicted peeping Tom (legal register)
Soren spotted a peeping Tom filming women with a hidden camera on the evening bus.
Soren 在晚班公車上發現一個窺視狂用隱藏攝影機偷拍女性。
A peeping Tom was caught filming through the kitchen window every evening.
有個窺視狂每天傍晚透過廚房窗戶偷拍,被逮個正著。
The office manager was fired after staff found a hidden camera he had placed inside the women's changing room.
員工發現辦公室經理在女更衣室內裝了隱藏攝影機後,他被開除了。
用法筆記
This is the broader sense, covering any voyeuristic behaviour. Sense 1 (WATCHING UNDRESSED) is narrower — it only refers to watching naked or undressing people.