Dracula is the vampire in Bram Stoker’s 1897 book Dracula, and then in a huge number of films, plays, and Halloween costumes after that. Count Dracula lives in a castle in Transylvania, wears a long black cape that hangs from the shoulders, and has two long sharp teeth.

Dracula is the vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 book DraculaDracula德古拉是 Bram Stoker史托克1897年小說《Dracula德古拉》裡的吸血鬼, and then in a huge number of films, plays, and Halloween costumes after that之後也出現在大量電影、舞台劇和萬聖節裝扮裡。Count Dracula lives in a castle in TransylvaniaDracula伯爵住在 Transylvania特蘭西凡尼亞的一座城堡裡, wears a long black cape that hangs from the shoulders披著一件從肩膀垂下來的黑色長披風, and has two long sharp teeth還有兩顆又長又尖的牙齒。

He drinks people’s blood to stay alive, often by biting the neck, and in the usual story he cannot bear sunlight. When English speakers say someone looks like Dracula, they mean the cape, the hair, the pale face, or a costume — not a real lord.

He drinks people's blood to stay alive他靠喝人血維生, often by biting the neck通常是咬脖子, and in the usual story he cannot bear sunlight而且在常見的故事裡他沒辦法忍受陽光。When English speakers say someone looks like Dracula當英語使用者說某人看起來像 Dracula, they mean the cape, the hair, the pale face, or a costume他們指的是那件披風、髮型、蒼白的臉，或是萬聖節裝扮, not a real lord而不是真的什麼貴族。

People also use Dracula loosely for any vampire; the famous one is this count. Though actually, the name was borrowed from a real prince, Vlad III, called Dracula.

People also use Dracula loosely for any vampire大家也會把 Dracula當成任何吸血鬼的泛稱, the famous one is this count最有名的就是這位伯爵。Though actually不過其實, the name was borrowed from a real prince, Vlad III, called Dracula這個名字是借自一位真實的王子 Vlad III佛拉德三世，人稱 Dracula。

His father Vlad II was Dracul, a name from the Order of the Dragon; in Romanian Dracul is literally “the Devil,” from drac, “devil,” which comes from Latin dracō, “dragon.” The book is a story. The nickname is older.

His father Vlad II was Dracul他父親 Vlad II佛拉德二世人稱 Dracul, a name from the Order of the Dragon這名字來自 Order of the Dragon龍騎士團; in Romanian Dracul is literally “the Devil,”羅馬尼亞文裡 Dracul字面意思是「魔鬼」, from drac, “devil,”源自 drac「魔鬼」, which comes from Latin dracō, “dragon.”而 drac又來自拉丁文 dracō「龍」。The book is a story小說是虛構的故事。The nickname is older這個外號則更古老。