Shylock is a character in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice. He is a Jewish money-lender in Venice.

Shylock is a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of VeniceShylock是莎士比亞劇作The Merchant of Venice（威尼斯商人）裡的一個角色。He is a Jewish money-lender in Venice他是威尼斯的一位猶太放貸人。

A merchant called Antonio borrows money from him. If Antonio cannot pay it back, Shylock says he may cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body.

A merchant called Antonio borrows money from him一位叫Antonio的商人向他借錢。If Antonio cannot pay it back如果Antonio還不出錢，Shylock says he may cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's bodyShylock說他可以從Antonio身上割下一磅肉。

The play is still taught in schools, and people still argue about Shylock: the play makes him hard and hungry for that pound of flesh, but the Christians around him treat him cruelly too, and some readers feel the play is unfair to him as a Jew.

The play is still taught in schools這齣戲至今仍在學校裡被教授，and people still argue about Shylock人們對Shylock仍然爭論不休：the play makes him hard and hungry for that pound of flesh劇本把他寫得冷酷、執意要那一磅肉，but the Christians around him treat him cruelly too但他周圍的基督徒也殘忍地對待他，and some readers feel the play is unfair to him as a Jew有些讀者覺得這齣戲對他身為猶太人這件事並不公平。

Later, some English speakers used a Shylock for a cruel money-lender. That use is insulting. It leans on an old, ugly idea about Jewish people.

Later, some English speakers used a Shylock for a cruel money-lender後來，一些說英文的人用a Shylock來稱呼殘酷的放貸人。That use is insulting這種用法是帶有侮辱性的。It leans on an old, ugly idea about Jewish people它依附著一種古老、醜陋的對猶太人的偏見。

You should know the character from the play. You should not use the name as a joke about money.

You should know the character from the play你應該認識這齣戲裡的這個角色。You should not use the name as a joke about money你不應該拿這個名字來開跟錢有關的玩笑。