
troll
词源
源自古挪威语 'troll',指超自然生物。现代网络用法始于1990年代,可能源自钓鱼术语‘拖钓’的比喻。
noun
❶ 指北欧神话中居住在山洞或桥下的丑陋巨人,常被描绘为笨拙且具有破坏性的生物。
“The children hid under the bridge, afraid the troll would find them.”
(孩子们躲在桥下,害怕被巨魔发现。)
“In the story, the troll demanded a toll from anyone who wanted to cross the bridge.”
(故事中,巨魔向任何想过桥的人索要过路费。)
❶ 在互联网上故意发布挑衅或冒犯性言论以激怒他人的人,俗称‘喷子’。
“Don't feed the trolls; just ignore their comments.”
(不要理会喷子,直接无视他们的评论。)
“The forum moderator banned the troll for repeatedly harassing other users.”
(论坛版主因喷子多次骚扰其他用户而封禁了他。)
verb
❶ 在互联网上故意发布挑衅或冒犯性内容以激怒他人或引起争论。
“He spent the evening trolling political forums with inflammatory posts.”
(他整晚在政治论坛上发煽动性帖子喷人。)
“She admitted she was just trolling to see how people would react.”
(她承认自己只是在喷人,想看看大家的反应。)
❶ 缓慢而悠闲地移动,尤指钓鱼时拖着鱼饵在水中移动。
“We spent the afternoon trolling for salmon in the lake.”
(我们下午在湖里拖着鱼饵钓鲑鱼。)
“The boat trolled slowly along the coast, its lines trailing behind.”
(船沿着海岸缓慢移动,鱼线拖在后面。)
常见短语
don't feed the troll — 网络用语,意为不要回应喷子的挑衅,以免助长他们的行为。
“When someone posts offensive comments, remember: don't feed the troll.”
(当有人发表冒犯性评论时,记住:不要理会喷子。)
troll under the bridge — 源自童话的比喻,指隐藏的威胁或需要克服的障碍。
“Every project has its troll under the bridge that must be dealt with.”
(每个项目都有必须解决的隐藏障碍。)