naughty
/ˈnɔti/KK
nɔ·ti
變化形
naughtier
naughtiest
1.
頑皮的；淘氣的
不聽話或故意做出不當行為的
用法：通常放在名詞前或連綴動詞後作補語
The teacher asked the naughty students to stop talking during the test.
老師要求那些不守規矩的學生在考試時停止交談。
Our dog was naughty and stole a piece of chicken from the table.
我們家的狗很調皮，從桌上偷走了一塊雞肉。
2.
淘氣的；惡作劇的
喜歡開玩笑或惡作劇，但不一定造成嚴重傷害的
用法：此義常帶有輕微責備或開玩笑的語氣
That was a naughty joke, but everyone at the dinner table laughed.
那是個淘氣的玩笑，但晚餐桌上的每個人都笑了。
You naughty thing—you hid my phone again!
你這個淘氣鬼——你又把我的手機藏起來了！
常見錯誤
My son is naughty to his teacher.
My son is naughty to his teacher.／My son behaves badly toward his teacher.
The naughty is running around the classroom.
The naughty boy is running around the classroom.／The naughty child is running around the classroom.
He is naughtily in class.
He is naughty in class.／He behaves naughtily in class.
相關字詞
學習提示
・描述小孩或寵物時，這個字常帶有輕微責備和親昵語氣，不一定表示嚴重做錯事。
・在成人語境中可能表示帶有性暗示或不雅，因此使用時要特別注意情境。
・若要正式表達「行為不當」，可使用「行為不良的」或「不守規矩的」等較直接的說法。