13个在英语里听起来有点粗鲁的外来词
If you’re learning a foreign language you’ve probably been in this situation before: getting all excited about coming across a seemingly familiar word only to find out that its actual meaning is very different from what you expected. There’s no doubt that false friends – i.e. words or expressions that have similar forms to the ones in a person’s native language, but different meanings – can be a major minefield for language students.
如果你在学一门外语,早些时候你可能经历过这种情况:因碰到一个貌似熟悉的单词而全然兴奋,却发现它实际的含义跟你预料中的迥然不同。毫无疑问,假朋友,如在一个人的母语中有类似形式却有不同含义的单词或词组,对学语言的学生而言可能是主要的雷区。
Below are 13 foreign words that may be completely innocuous in their native language, but sound very rude indeed to English ears.
以下13个外来词在他们的母语中可能完全无伤大雅,但在英语中听起来却实在非常粗鲁。
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1. Slagroom
Language: Dutch
语言:荷兰语
Translation: whipped cream
译文:生奶油
听起来像:Slag room
2. Biche
Language: French
语言:法语
Translation: doe
译文:母鹿
听起来像:Bitch
3. Fahrt
Language: German
语言:德语
Translation: drive, ride, trip
译文:开车;骑;旅行
听起来像:Faggot
4. Prick
Language: Swedish
语言:瑞典语
Translation: dot, check, spot
译文:圆点;检查;场所
听起来像:Prick
5. Phoque
Language: French
语言:法语
Translation: seal
译文:海豹;密封;印章
听起来像:Fuck
6. Damit
Language: German
语言:德语
Translation: with it/them, thereupon, thus, so that
译文:跟它/他们在一起;于是;因此;以便
听起来像:Dame it!
7. Kant
Language: Dutch
语言:荷兰语
Translation: side, border
译文:侧面;边界
听起来像:Gun/Gunk/Gunge?
8. Slutspurt
Language: Swedish
语言:瑞典语
Translation: finish
译文:完成;结束
听起来像:Slut spook?
9. Faca
Language: Portuguese
语言:葡萄牙语
Translation: knife
译文:刀;匕首
听起来像:Fuck
10. Coque
Language: French
语言:法语
Translation: seashell
译文:贝壳;海贝
听起来像:Cock
11. Dick
Language: German
语言:德语
Translation: thick, fat
译文:厚的;胖的
听起来像:Dick
12. Drug
Language: Russian
语言:俄语
Translation: friend
译文:朋友
听起来像:Drug
13. Womit
Language: German
语言:德语
Translation: whereby, with what
译文:凭借;用什么
听起来像:Vomit
(来源:沪江英语)