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In the Bible, Nimrod is a mighty hunter, a strong man. In much of the English-speaking world that old meaning can still appear, especially in older books: a nimrod as a hunter.
In the Bible在聖經裡, Nimrod is a mighty hunter, a strong manNimrod是一位偉大的獵人，一個強壯的人。In much of the English-speaking world在許多說英語的地方 that old meaning can still appear這個古老的意思依然可能出現, especially in older books尤其是在比較老的書裡: a nimrod as a hunter把nimrod當成獵人的意思。
In American English, though, nimrod became a rude word for someone stupid or — a fool who is no good at the job.
In American English, though不過在美式英文裡, nimrod became a rude word for someone stupid or clumsynimrod變成了一個粗魯的字，用來罵一個人笨或笨手笨腳——a fool who is no good at the job一個做什麼都做不好的笨蛋。
Why the jump? Scholars are not sure. A well-known guess is cartoons: Bugs Bunny teases a hunter by calling him Nimrod, meaning “great hunter,” as a joke; children heard only a put-down, and the hunter-name flipped into “idiot.” Whether that is the whole story, we cannot say.
Why the jump?為什麼會有這樣的轉變？Scholars are not sure學者也不太確定。A well-known guess is cartoons一個廣為人知的猜測跟卡通有關: Bugs Bunny teases a hunter by calling him Nimrod兔寶寶(Bugs Bunny)開玩笑地叫一個獵人「Nimrod」, meaning "great hunter," as a joke本來意思是「偉大的獵人」; children heard only a put-down但小朋友只聽出那是在挖苦人, and the hunter-name flipped into "idiot."於是這個獵人的稱呼就變成了「笨蛋」。Whether that is the whole story, we cannot say這是不是事情的全貌，我們也說不準。
This entry is the insult. Do not use it about a person. If you hear it in a US film, it probably means “dummy,” not “hunter.”
This entry is the insult這個詞條講的是罵人的用法。Do not use it about a person不要拿它去說一個人。If you hear it in a US film如果你在美國電影裡聽到這個字, it probably means "dummy,"它八成是「笨蛋」的意思 not "hunter."不是「獵人」。
組成From Hebrew Nimród, the name of a hunter in the Bible. The American “idiot” sense came later; the path is debated.
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Nimrodname/ˈnɪmrɒd/
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biblicallifestylereligionA grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar.
- Blake's depiction of the biblical Nimrod, whom Erdman traces to Young's poem, recalls Milton's Paradise Lost.
- In the fourth century St. Ephraim the Syrian wrote, in his commentary on Genesis, that Nimrod 'ruled in Erekh which is Orhay (Edessa)'.[…]In Jewish and thereafter in Moslem tradition, Nimrod was the foe of Abraham.
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A British biplane fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft in the early 1930s.
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A British maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by Hawker Siddeley, in use from 1969 until 2011.
Nimrodnoun/ˈnɪmrɒd/
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Any great hunter.
- Old Ekdal, whom Gregers remembers as Lieutenant Ekdal, his father's partner in the timber business up north and a mighty Nimrod, has, after a term of imprisonment for illicit tree-felling, become a shambling old drunkard, who solaces himself by sporting expeditions in the lean-to attic which his son and he have fitted up for the purpose with withered Christmas trees and a little menagerie of hens, rabbits and the like.
nimrodnoun
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derogatoryinformalA foolish person; an idiot.
- Don't stick your fingers in the fan, you nimrod!
- Jules, if you give this nimrod fifteen hundred bucks, I'm gonna shoot 'em on general principle.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。