werewolf
werewolf — 名詞
- werewolfsingular
- werewolvesplural
1. in legends and horror films, a person who turns into a wolf — often during a ful
狼人
傳說中會變身成狼的人
in legends and horror films, a person who turns into a wolf — often during a full moon — and later changes back into a human.
In the film, Mateo turns into a werewolf whenever the full moon rises.
在這部電影裡，每當滿月升起，Mateo 就會變成狼人。
turn into a werewolf + full-moon trigger
Old village stories warned that a werewolf hunted travellers on dark, moonlit nights.
古老的村莊傳說警告說，狼人會在漆黑的月夜獵捕旅人。
Christopher dressed up as a hairy werewolf for the school Halloween party.
Christopher 在學校的萬聖節派對上打扮成毛茸茸的狼人。
According to the legend, a single bite from a werewolf can turn you into one.
根據傳說，被狼人咬一口就會變成狼人。
The children screamed when the actor appeared on stage as a snarling werewolf.
當演員以張牙咧嘴的狼人造型出現在舞台上時，孩子們都尖叫了。
- lycanthrope
formal or technical term for a werewolf, common in academic or fantasy writing
- shapeshifter
broader — any creature that can change its body into another form, not only a wolf
- wolfman
informal, often a film-style nickname for the same creature
用法筆記
Used almost only in stories, films, and folklore, never for real events; note the irregular plural 'werewolves', where the final f changes to v.