英语单词趣谈：25个与“鬼”有关的词汇

 　　I’m particularly fond of affix¹ characters in Chinese, and what more vibrant² an example than 鬼 guǐ (“ghost; devil”)?

　　魔鬼 mguǐ (“evil devil”) – demon³

　　懒鬼 lǎnguǐ (“lazy devil”) – lazybones

　　酒鬼 jiǔguǐ (“alcohol ghost”) – alcoholic⁴; drunkard

　　醉鬼 zuguǐ (“drunk devil”) – drunkard

　　烟鬼 yānguǐ (“smoke devil”) – opium⁵ addict⁶; chain smoker⁷

　　调皮鬼 tiáopguǐ (“naughty devil”) – naughty child

　　捣蛋鬼 dǎodnguǐ (“make-trouble devil”) – same as #6

　　吸血鬼 xīxuguǐ (“suck-blood devil”) – vampire⁸

　　鬼佬 guǐlǎo (“devil old-guy”) – foreigner (usually derogatory)

　　胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ (“small-gut devil”) – coward; chicken

　　二鬼子 rguǐzi (“two-ghost-thing”) - a “banana” – someone yellow (Asian) on the outside but white (Caucasian) on the inside (derogatory)*

　　短命鬼 duǎnmngguǐ (“short-life devil”) – someone who dies at a young age

　　赌鬼 dǔguǐ (“gambling⁹ ghost”) – gambling addict

　　饿鬼 guǐ (“hungry ghost”) – someone who is always hungry; someone with a big appetite

　　机灵鬼 jīlingguǐ (“clever ghost”) – clever person

　　胡涂鬼 htuguǐ (“confused ghost”) – someone who often seems confused and/or stupid

　　色鬼 sguǐ (“lust ghost”) – lecher; person who engages in sexual excess (no exact word for this in English perhaps?)

　　厉鬼 lguǐ (“terrible ghost”) – evil spirit

　　馋鬼 chánguǐ (“gluttonous ghost”) – pig (someone who eats too much)

　　催命鬼 cuīmngguǐ (“prodding ghost”) – someone who keeps pushing people to do things; a nagger¹⁰

　　死鬼 sǐguǐ (“dead ghost”) – a negative but playful term used between spouses¹¹

　　鬼子 guǐzi (“devil-thing”) – foreign devil (derogatory)

　　鬼怪 guǐgui (“ghost-monster”) – ghosts and monsters

　　见鬼 jinguǐ (“see ghost”) – go to Hell!

　　鬼知道 guǐ zhīdo (“ghost knows”) – Heaven knows!

1 affix   

n.附件，附录 vt.附贴，盖(章)，签署

参考例句：

• Please affix your signature to the document. 请你在这个文件上签字。
• Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back. 填完该表，在背面贴上4张凭券。

2 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

3 demon   

n.魔鬼，恶魔

参考例句：

• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
• He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。

4 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

5 opium   

n.鸦片；adj.鸦片的

参考例句：

• That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
• Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。

6 addict   

v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人

参考例句：

• He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
• He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。

7 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

8 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

9 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

10 nagger   

n.爱唠叨的人，泼妇

参考例句：

• His lover turned out to be a nagger. 结果他的情人变成了个爱唠叨的人。 来自互联网

11 spouses   

n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
• An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句