tattletale

IPA/ˈtætlteɪl/
IPA/ˈtætlteɪl/

tattletale — 名詞

  • tattletalesingular
  • tattletalesplural

1. a child, or sometimes an adult, who reports the small bad things other people do

1.名詞B2
釋義

打小報告者

愛向師長告發他人小過錯的人

a child, or sometimes an adult, who reports the small bad things other people do to a teacher, parent, or boss, usually to get those people into trouble

例句

Adina called her little brother a tattletale for telling Mom about the broken vase.

Adina 罵她的小弟弟是個打小報告的人，因為他跟媽媽說花瓶被打破的事。

call someone a tattletale

Nobody in the class wanted to sit beside the tattletale who reported every whisper.

班上沒有人想坐在那個打小報告者旁邊，他連別人的一句悄悄話都要報告。

常見搭配
  • known tattletale
  • office tattletale
  • called a tattletale
同義詞
  • snitch

    more slang and harsher; common about informers on serious matters

  • telltale

    the British equivalent of the same childish sense

  • informer

    neutral and adult; someone who gives information to authorities, often for reward

用法筆記

Carries a negative, childish tone; the word judges the reporter, not the wrongdoer. Most common among schoolchildren but also used jokingly of adults who report petty rule-breaking.

常見錯誤

The witness was a tattletale to the police about the robbery.
The witness reported the robbery to the police.
'tattletale' is for petty, often trivial reporting, not serious crime.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • office tattletale
  • class tattletale

常用片語

  • call someone a tattletale
  • known tattletale