queer
/kwɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kwɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkwir/ (ame, mw) · /kwɪər/ (bre, ipa)
queer — 形容詞
- queerpositive
- queerercomparative
- queerestsuperlative
1. describing a person, identity, relationship, or culture that is not straight and
酷兒的
涉及非異性戀或非順性別身分
describing a person, identity, relationship, or culture that is not straight and/or does not fit traditional male-or-female ideas.
The campus opened a queer student center near the main library.
學校在總圖旁開了一個酷兒學生中心。
queer + student/community/space
Devika joined a queer film club that meets every Friday.
Devika 加入了一個每週五聚會的酷兒電影社。
The museum added a queer history tour for senior high classes.
博物館為高中班級新增了一條酷兒歷史導覽路線。
Quinn writes about queer families in picture books for children.
Quinn 在童書裡書寫酷兒家庭。
文法句型
queer + community/person/space/history
用法筆記
Often used as a broad umbrella label for identities outside heterosexual or cisgender norms. Some people still hear it as offensive, especially when it is imposed by a hostile speaker rather than chosen by the person described.
常見錯誤
2. strange in a way that makes something feel unusual, doubtful, or slightly wrong.
古怪的
奇怪得讓人起疑或不安
strange in a way that makes something feel unusual, doubtful, or slightly wrong.
A queer smell came from the old fridge after the power cut.
停電後，那台舊冰箱傳出一股古怪的味道。
queer + smell/noise/look
Lotte gave Hassan a queer look when the lights switched on.
燈亮起來時，Lotte 用古怪的眼神看了 Hassan 一眼。
There was something queer about the silence after the last bell rang.
最後一節下課鐘響後，那陣沉默有點古怪。
Pedro heard a queer noise under the floorboards at midnight.
Pedro 半夜聽見地板底下傳來古怪的聲音。
文法句型
queer + smell/look/noise/feeling
用法筆記
Now sounds dated or literary in many contexts. Distinguish this sense from adjective/1: here queer means 'strange', not related to gender or sexuality.
常見錯誤
queer — 名詞
- queersingular
- queersplural
1. a person who identifies outside heterosexual or cisgender norms, often using the
酷兒
不符主流性別或性傾向規範的人
a person who identifies outside heterosexual or cisgender norms, often using the term as a broad community label.
The group welcomes queer people, allies, and questioning students.
這個團體歡迎酷兒、盟友和仍在摸索身分的學生。
queer people / queer community
In his podcast, Hassan describes himself as a queer organizer from Tainan.
Hassan 在自己的節目裡形容自己是來自台南的酷兒組織者。
describe oneself as a queer
The march honored older queers who fought for safer workplaces.
這場遊行向為了更安全職場而奮鬥的年長酷兒致意。
Many young queers now find community through local sports teams.
許多年輕酷兒現在透過在地運動隊找到社群。
文法句型
a queer
queers + plural noun phrase
用法筆記
Most natural when people use it for themselves or for a community that accepts the term. In hostile or careless use, it can still sound insulting.
常見錯誤
queer — 動詞
- queerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- queers3rd person singular
- queering-ing form
- queeredpast simple
1. to reshape or read something through a lens that questions fixed male/female rol
酷兒化
用酷兒觀點改寫或重看
to reshape or read something through a lens that questions fixed male/female roles and straight-only assumptions.
The director queered the fairy tale by pairing two princesses.
導演把那則童話酷兒化，讓兩位公主成了一對。
queer + story/text/work
Her class queered the fashion ad by discussing non-binary style.
她的課堂把那支時尚廣告酷兒化，討論了非二元穿搭。
The artist queered the wedding photos with drag costumes and tuxedos.
藝術家用變裝服裝和燕尾服把婚紗照酷兒化。
In class, scholars queer the novel by questioning its fixed gender roles.
在課堂上，學者會透過質疑那部小說固定的性別角色來把它酷兒化。
- reinterpret
broader and not always tied to gender or sexuality
- recast
stresses reshaping the work more than the critical lens
文法句型
queer + text/story/image/practice
用法筆記
Object is usually a text, image, performance, or social practice rather than a person. Common in academic, artistic, and activist discussion.
常見錯誤
2. to put a plan, chance, or result in trouble so that it is likely to fail.
搞砸；毀掉
使機會、計畫或效果落空
to put a plan, chance, or result in trouble so that it is likely to fail.
The sudden rain queered our plans for the beach market.
突然下起的雨搞砸了我們去海邊市集的計畫。
queer + plans/chance/deal
A missing document queered Hassan's chance of getting the visa.
少了一份文件，毀掉了 Hassan 拿到簽證的機會。
The late train queered their hope of reaching the interview.
誤點的火車搞砸了他們趕上面試的希望。
One careless joke queered the deal before lunch was served.
一句不小心的玩笑話，在午餐上桌前就毀掉了這筆交易。
文法句型
queer + plans/chance/hope/deal
用法筆記
Usually takes nouns such as plans, chances, hopes, deals, or success as the object. This sense is old-fashioned in modern English and is far less common than spoil or ruin.