used as an insulting form of direct address
Whoreson, how dare you show your face here!
私生子,你竟敢在这里露面!
混蛋;蠢货;兔崽子
私生子;孽子;(侮辱性称呼)愚蠢、恼人或荒谬的人;私生子;非婚生子女;私生子;下贱人;[法] 私生子
a person regarded as stupid, irritating, or ridiculous, used as an insulting form of address
用作侮辱性称呼,含轻蔑语气;现代英语中已过时。
(侮辱性称呼)愚蠢、恼人或荒谬的人
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
私生子;非婚生子女
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
That whoreson keeps interrupting the meeting with his silly jokes.
那个混蛋老是用他愚蠢的笑话打断会议。
用法提示:whoreson 此处作名词,指令人讨厌的蠢人,表达贬义。
You whoreson, you spilled coffee all over my report!
你这个蠢货,把咖啡全洒在我的报告上了!
用法提示:whoreson 用作呼语,直接辱骂对方愚蠢或惹人恼火。
I can't believe that whoreson took the last piece of cake without asking.
我不敢相信那个混蛋没问一声就拿走了最后一块蛋糕。
用法提示:whoreson 指让人恼火、没礼貌的人,含轻蔑。
Whoreson, how dare you show your face here!
私生子,你竟敢在这里露面!
用于辱骂或蔑视。
He was branded a whoreson by the villagers.
村民称他为私生子。
‘whoreson’ 是古旧用语,常用于侮辱;‘bastard’ 更常见,既指私生子也用作侮辱语,但在现代英语中更常用。学习者可能误将‘whoreson’等同于‘bastard’,但前者语气更强且更古旧。
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