• n. 令人掃興的人；煞風景

kill,殺，joy,玩樂。比喻用法。比較spoilsport,wet blanket.

killjoy (n.)

also kill-joy, 1776, from kill (v.) + joy. Formerly used with other stems (such as kill-courtesy "boorish person," kill-cow "bully, big man," etc.).

1. This is a classic example of the killjoy attitudes of officialdom.

這是那種典型的令人不快的官僚主義態度。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Don't be such a killjoy!

別那么掃興！

來自柯林斯例句

3. Don't be such a killjoy!.

別那么掃興！

來自辭典例句

4. That killjoy ruined the fun by taking our beer away.

那個掃興的家伙把啤酒拿走了.

來自互聯網

5. Don't invite her. She's such a killjoy.

別請她來, 她是個令人掃興的人.

來自互聯網