In the Hebrew Bible, Jezebel is a queen, remembered as fierce, loyal to her own gods, and painted by the writers as a dangerous enemy.

In the Hebrew Bible在希伯來聖經裡 Jezebel is a queenJezebel（耶洗別）是一位王后 remembered as fierce, loyal to her own gods被記住的形象是兇悍、忠於自己所信的神 and painted by the writers as a dangerous enemy並被作者們描寫成一個危險的敵人

English later lifted her name and made it a harsh word for a woman someone wants to call sexually immoral, shameless, or painted-up and bold. That is a stretch: the Bible story is more about power and worship than about sex, but the insult stuck, and it is almost always unkind.

English later lifted her name and made it a harsh word for a woman後來英文借用她的名字，變成一個很難聽的字，用來罵一個女人 someone wants to call sexually immoral, shameless, or painted-up and bold想說她性方面不檢點、不知羞恥，或是打扮得很招搖、很大膽 That is a stretch這是一種過度延伸 the Bible story is more about power and worship than about sex聖經故事講的其實比較是權力和信仰，而不是性 but the insult stuck但這個罵人的用法就這樣留了下來 and it is almost always unkind而且幾乎都是帶著惡意的

It is old-fashioned now, the sort of word a preacher or a gossip in an old film might spit. Capital J as the name; sometimes a small j when it is used as a common noun.

It is old-fashioned now這個字現在聽起來很老派 the sort of word a preacher or a gossip in an old film might spit是那種老電影裡的傳教士或愛講八卦的人，才會憤憤吐出來的字 Capital J as the name當作名字用時J要大寫 sometimes a small j when it is used as a common noun當作普通名詞用時，有時候會用小寫j

Students should recognise it on the page. They should not use it of a real person.

Students should recognise it on the page學生應該要能在文章裡認出這個字 They should not use it of a real person但不應該拿它來說真實存在的人