peeping tom

IPA/ˌpiːpɪŋ ˈtɒm/
IPA/ˌpiːpɪŋ ˈtɑːm/

peeping tom — 名詞

1. someone who hides and secretly watches people while they are naked or getting un

1.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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。

同義詞
  • 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

The police arrested a voyeur outside her window.
The police arrested a peeping Tom outside her window.
💡'voyeur' is a formal, clinical term; 'peeping Tom' is the everyday word for someone caught spying on undressed people.

2. a person who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people without th

2.名詞C1
釋義

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

例句

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)

同義詞
  • voyeur

    a more formal, clinical term for the same behaviour; preferred in psychological and legal writing

  • ogler

    someone who stares openly with sexual interest, rather than watching secretly

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.