dick
dick — 名詞
1. a very rude and offensive word for a male sexual organ, used as a swear word or
屌（粗話）
男性生殖器的粗俗說法
a very rude and offensive word for a male sexual organ, used as a swear word or in crude jokes rather than as a medical term.
The boys giggled when someone drew a picture of a dick on the blackboard.
有人在黑板上畫了一根屌，男孩們咯咯地笑了起來。
slang equivalent for 'penis'
Naoko told her to stop making crude jokes about his dick at the dinner table.
Naoko 叫她在餐桌上別再開那種關於自己那根東西的低級玩笑。
A dick was spray-painted on the wall of the old factory building.
舊工廠的外牆上被人噴漆畫了一根屌。
Lukas found a magazine full of pictures of naked women and dicks under his brother's bed.
Lukas 在他哥哥的床底下找到一本滿是裸女和生殖器圖片的雜誌。
用法筆記
Considered highly offensive in almost all social situations. Avoid using it in any formal, professional, educational, or public setting. The neutral medical term is 'penis'.
2. a deeply insulting slang term directed at someone, usually a man, whose actions
混蛋；蠢貨
罵人愚蠢或惹人厭的粗話
a deeply insulting slang term directed at someone, usually a man, whose actions you find stupid, annoying, or unpleasant.
Some dick cut me off on the highway and then sped away.
有個王八蛋在高速公路上突然插到我前面，然後加速跑了。
used as an insult for a stranger
Jabari called his coworker a total dick after the argument.
Jabari 在爭吵後罵他的同事簡直是個混帳東西。
Stop being such a dick and help us carry these boxes upstairs.
別再當個蠢貨了，快幫我們把這些箱子搬到樓上去。
Minh told his roommate, "That politician is a real dick for cutting school funding."
Minh 對他的室友說：「那個政治人物砍學校預算，真是個王八蛋。」
- gentleman
a polite and respectful man
用法筆記
Extremely offensive when used directly to someone's face. Even when used about someone not present, it is still very rude and considered vulgar. Less offensive alternatives include 'jerk' or 'idiot'.
3. an old-fashioned informal word for a detective, from earlier crime stories, film
偵探
偵探的舊式俚語
an old-fashioned informal word for a detective, from earlier crime stories, films, and pulp novels of the early to mid-1900s.
In the old black-and-white film, a private dick follows a cheating husband across town.
在那部黑白老電影裡，一個私家偵探跟蹤出軌的丈夫跑遍了整個城鎮。
dated slang: private dick
Dahlia's grandfather still calls police detectives dicks the way people did in the 1940s.
Dahlia 的爺爺還是用 1940 年代的老說法，把警察偵探叫做「dick」。
Shanti picked up a worn paperback about a tough private dick working in Los Angeles.
Shanti 拿起一本破舊的平裝小說，內容是關於一個在洛杉磯辦案的硬漢私家偵探。
The word dick for detective sounds strange to modern readers who only know the insult.
現代讀者聽到 dick 這個字只會想到罵人的意思，不太熟悉它曾用來指偵探。
- detective
the standard modern term, appropriate in all contexts
- private eye
informal but current and widely understood
用法筆記
Very dated and rarely used today by younger speakers. Modern audiences mostly encounter it in older crime novels, film noir, or historical period pieces. Using it in modern conversation may cause confusion with the vulgar slang senses.