你知道“网络喷子”怎么说吗?
“internet troll
An internet 'troll' is an abusive or obnoxious person who purposely seeks to get a rise out of others, either online or in real life.
英语中的“internet troll”指网络上一些具有虐待倾向的人们总是不断寻找机会求得他人关注。也就是我们俗称的“网络巨魔”或“网络喷子”。
troll 的本意是 山精,巨怪
(in Scandinavian stories) a creature that looks like an ugly person. Some trolls are very large and evil, others are small and friendly but like to trick people.斯堪的纳维亚传说中的一种似人生物,长相丑陋。有些巨怪体型庞大,生性邪恶,而另一些矮小友善,但却喜欢捉弄人类。
互联网时代,troll又有了新的含义
表示恶意挑衅的帖子(在互联网讨论组张贴的);
a message to a discussion group on the Internet that sb deliberately sends to make other people angry; 在互联网的讨论组里,有的人故意发帖激怒他人
翻译成中文就是钓鱼、引战、喷
例句:
Nice reply, but you are reasoning with a complete idiot troll.
回复的不错,但是你正在和一个“喷子”讲道理。
Internet trolls are truly predators of socitey.Nobody is safe. Nobody can hide from these monsters.
网络喷子已经成为社会的毒瘤。没有人是安全的。没有人能躲过他们。