call sb a sheeny
这是针对犹太人的种族侮辱语,极具冒犯性,任何场合都不应使用;例句只用于说明该词作宾语补足语的语法结构。
He was widely criticized for calling the shopkeeper a sheeny.
他因称那位店主为“犹太佬”而受到广泛批评。
(种族歧视用语)对犹太人的冒犯称呼;犹太人
a Jew (offensive ethnic slur)
(种族歧视用语)对犹太人的冒犯称呼
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
He called his classmate a sheeny during the argument, and everyone fell silent.
他在争吵中骂同学是犹太佬,所有人都沉默了。
用法提示:sheeny 作名词,用作宾语补足语,表达侮辱性的称呼。
The teacher reported the student for calling another student a sheeny on the playground.
老师举报了那个在操场上叫另一名学生犹太佬的学生。
用法提示:sheeny 是名词,出现在 call someone a sheeny 结构中,指侮辱性称呼。
The coach warned the players never to call an opponent a sheeny during a match.
教练警告球员们在比赛中绝不要骂对手是犹太佬。
用法提示:sheeny 作名词,表示对犹太人的冒犯性称呼,作宾语补足语。
这是针对犹太人的种族侮辱语,极具冒犯性,任何场合都不应使用;例句只用于说明该词作宾语补足语的语法结构。
He was widely criticized for calling the shopkeeper a sheeny.
他因称那位店主为“犹太佬”而受到广泛批评。
该词作可数名词,复数为 sheenies;提到词本身而非用它称呼人时,通常加引号,以示这是被引用的词。
The employee was fired for using the slur “sheeny” at work.
那名员工因在工作中使用“犹太佬”这一侮辱称呼而被解雇。
grammar · medium
易错句子The polished floor has a lovely sheeny.
正确表达The polished floor has a lovely sheen.
sheeny 是名词,指对犹太人的侮辱性称呼,并不表示“光泽”。表示“光泽、光亮”的名词是 sheen;本句在 a lovely 后作宾语,需要名词 sheen,不能用 sheeny。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the rain, the leaves looked sheeny in the sun.
正确表达After the rain, the leaves looked shiny in the sun.
sheeny 作名词使用(侮辱性称呼),不能作形容词描述物体“有光泽”。look 后作表语的形容词是 shiny,因此应把 sheeny 改成 shiny。
shiny 是形容词,读 /ˈʃaɪni/,指物体表面光亮;sheeny 读 /ˈʃiːni/,是名词性的种族蔑称。两者拼写只差一个字母,但元音不同,词性与褒贬色彩也完全不同。要描述物体反光,只能用 shiny。
sheen 是不可数名词,读 /ʃiːn/,指表面柔和的光泽;sheeny 读音只比它多一个词尾 /i/,但意思是侮辱性的种族蔑称。想表达“有光泽”时用 sheen 或 shiny,不能用 sheeny。
shindy 读 /ˈʃɪndi/,是口语词,指喧闹的争吵或聚会;它和 sheeny 词形相近,但元音不同,词义也毫无关联,不要因为拼写相似而混用。
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