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Sexual offences

 

rape 強姦

(noun名詞/ verb動詞)

 

由rape衍生的字詞:

 

rapist 強姦者

rape victim 被強姦者 

gang rape 集體強姦

attempted rape 意圖強姦

 

sexual offences 風化案

 

例子:The number of sexual offences soared in the first quarter of the year.

 

Offence是英式串法,美式英語多以“s”代“c”,串成offense,都指罪行。與offence有關的詞語其實也不少,譬如:

 

offend 犯案

(verb 動詞)

例子:Many of the young men here are likely to offend again.

 

offensive 冒犯的

(adjective 形容詞)

例子:I found his remarks deeply offensive

 

offender 犯案者

(noun名詞)

 

下列是新聞報道常見的犯案者,英文都用到offender一字:

 

persistent offender 慣性犯案者

first offender 初犯者

young offender 年輕犯案者 * 順帶一提,少年罪行通常以juvenile delinquency指稱

sex offender性犯案者   

 

Danny也分享了一些性罪行的英語講法:

 

  • indecent assault 非禮
  • statutory rape / intercourse with minors 強姦未成年人士
  • voyeurism 偷窺

voyeur/peeping Tom 偷窺狂

稱偷窺者為peeping Tom,可能對芸芸叫Tom的朋友們不公平,但約定俗成,把偷窺狂都叫 peeping Tom,情況有如我們說「阿茂阿壽」或者「陳大文」一樣,並沒針對何人的意思啊!

  • indecent exposure 露體
  • flasher/exhibitionist 露體狂

 

speak out 挺身而出

 

例子:Many female victims are afraid to speak out and their cases are hidden. The reported number is only the tip of the iceberg(冰山一角).

 

zero-tolerance 零容忍

 

例子:The government will continue its zero-tolerance attitude on sexual offences.

 

說起性罪行,Crystal 和 Danny不約而同表示,大家都該互相守望,採取「零容忍」的態度,讓所有人免於性暴力的侵害。Tolerance是名詞,解「容忍」,也可變化為形容詞 tolerant 及動詞 tolerate。

 

tolerance

       (noun名詞)

 

tolerant

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子:Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music.

 

tolerate  (= to stand, bear, put up with)

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:Our society can’t tolerate any sexual offences. 

   
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