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In the past, a ninja was a Japanese fighter with special secret skills: moving without being seen, spying, surprising an enemy. That is the history-book sense.
In the past, a ninja was以前，ninja指的是 a Japanese fighter with special secret skills:一種擁有特殊秘密技能的日本武者 moving without being seen, spying, surprising an enemy能不被發現地移動、從事間諜活動、突襲敵人。That is the history-book sense這是歷史書裡的意思。
English took the word from Japanese, and films and comics after about 1980 made it famous around the world. Though actually, the ninja you see on screen — all in black, leaping over roofs — is a dressed-up picture. Real ninja work was quieter, more like spying than a show, and it is not the same as a samurai.
English took the word from Japanese,英文把這個字從日語借來 and films and comics after about 1980 made it famous around the world而大約1980年後的電影和漫畫讓它紅遍全世界。Though actually, the ninja you see on screen不過實際上，你在螢幕上看到的ninja — all in black, leaping over roofs —全身黑衣、飛簷走壁的樣子 is a dressed-up picture是被誇張美化過的形象。Real ninja work was quieter,真正的ninja活動比較低調安靜 more like spying than a show,比較像從事間諜活動，不是在表演 and it is not the same as a samurai而且跟samurai（武士）不是同一回事。
Today people also stretch the word in a playful way: they call someone a “ninja” if they are unusually good at a skill, even a computer skill. The old Japanese-fighter meaning is still the one this entry is about.
Today people also stretch the word in a playful way:現在人們也會開玩笑地延伸這個字的用法 they call someone a "ninja" if they are unusually good at a skill,把某人叫做『ninja』，如果他在某項技能上特別厲害 even a computer skill就算是電腦技能也一樣。The old Japanese-fighter meaning is still the one this entry is about這個詞條講的還是那個古老的日本武者的意思。
組成Borrowed from Japanese 忍者 (ninja). The exact make-up is uncertain, but the underlying sense is a secret or hidden person. Manga helped popularise it in Japanese after the Second World War; English caught it widely from the 1980 novel The Ninja and the 1981 film Enter the Ninja.
同家族的字
- ninjutsusame Japanese root: the arts or skills of the ninja
原始詞典資料15 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。
Ninjanoun
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An anti-government Bakongo rebel, active in Pool Department, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
- To punish a population seen as Ninja sympathisers, the government last year effectively sealed off the entire region and barred all aid, turning Pool into a blank space on the humanitarian map.
- While the last major clashes were in 2003 in Pool — a southern region between the capital Brazzaville and the port city of Pointe Noire — Ninjas had continued to roam the region, robbing civilians and hijacking trains to the oil-rich coast.
ninjanoun/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/
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historicalgovernmenthobbieslifestyleOne trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.
- He used to work in the Japanese agency as a ninja.
- The men... are now learning to be ninja or ‘stealers-in’.
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One who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
- For months the Japanese spoke of national-security adviser Henry Kissinger as a ninja—the magician of Japanese legends who performs supernatural acts and practices sorcery.
- Other bankers are dubbing themselves ninja, modern-day descendants of the superspies of 17th century samurai houses.
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slanglifestylevideo-gamesOne who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
- I had TOTK running on my pc 2 weeks before it released on the switch and I'm still here. They can send the ninjas, I'm waiting.
- eNintendo ninjas were inside the discord, watching. Now all the Yuzu devs have turned over all electronic devices, websites, logs...
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datedinformalcomputingengineeringmathematicsOne who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
- A ninja developer can take advantage of this when building large software systems, adding a bit of C# and a dabble of Python.
- If you're a Linux ninja, this book still gives you a solid reference on the Raspberry Pi and the version of Linux it uses, but no prior Linux knowledge is required.
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One who is considered to resemble the historical ninja in some way.
- He immediately suspected they were ninjas because, he said, they were dressed in black and wore masks, trademarks of the mysterious assassins who have been sowing terror across East Java in recent months.
- Yen buyers were more subdued... fearing the Bank of Japan's new strategy of covert intervention to buy U.S. dollars through agent banks—described by some as the central bank's ninjas or secret agents.
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historicalslangOne who is considered to resemble the historical ninja in some way.
- Many were former nomads, but as the gold rush gathered pace, students, vets and taxi drivers from Ulan Bator joined the ninjas, not just in Ogoomor but in other gold towns across the country.
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Synonym of nigga, used as a friendly term of address.
- What's up, ninjas?
- I'm thicker than a Snicker, I'm thicker than your ninja!
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Synonym of nigga, used as a friendly term of address.
- What up, my ninja!
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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slurSynonym of nigger.
ninjaadj/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/
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informalFast and sneaky.
- After Marshall fell asleep Elisa eventually jumped into the bed with me while I was turned facing away from her. She was very ninja about it as she put it.
- With a meager budget, the decision was made to go to a new construction site after dark to borrow some needed lumber. The ninja theft went as planned.
ninjaverb/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/
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To act or move like a ninja, particularly with regard to a combination of speed, power, and stealth.
- I leapt up, ninja'd over to Gav's bed and wheeched the duvet off.
- In our dark house we were ninja-ing around with water guns.
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to beat someone to a post; to make the same reply just before the other party finishes typing, making their response redundant.
- When I hit post, I saw that Blue Emu had ninja'd me, so I just deleted my reply.
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slanggamesgamingTo claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.
- That damn warrior ninja'd an epic-quality wand even though he can't even use it!
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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。