A rude word for a boy or man who other boys think is weak, or who likes things they think only girls should like. It is an insult, and an old-fashioned kind of insult: it comes from the idea that being like a girl is something bad. That idea is the whole engine of the word, which is why many people now hear the word as saying something ugly about girls, not just about the boy it points at.

A rude word for一個粗魯的字，用來說 a boy or man who other boys think is weak被其他男生覺得軟弱的男孩或男人, or who likes things they think only girls should like或喜歡他們認為「只有女生才會喜歡」的東西的。It is這是 an insult一種侮辱, and an old-fashioned kind of insult而且是老派的那種侮辱: it comes from它來自 the idea that being like a girl is something bad「像女生就是不好」這種想法。That idea is這個想法就是 the whole engine of the word這個字背後的整個動力, which is why這也是為什麼 many people now hear the word as saying something ugly about girls現在很多人聽到這個字，會覺得它是在說女生的壞話, not just about the boy it points at而不只是在說它指的那個男孩。

Children use it on the playground; adults use it too, often about someone who is afraid of small things — cold water, a needle at the doctor, a scary film. Said between close friends who are joking, it can be light, almost affectionate: "Come on, don't be a sissy, the water's fine." Said seriously, it is meant to hurt, and it does.

Children use it小孩會用這個字 on the playground在操場上; adults use it too大人也會用, often about someone who is afraid of small things常常是說某個怕小事情的人——cold water, a needle at the doctor, a scary film怕冷水、怕看醫生打針、怕恐怖片。Said between close friends who are joking好朋友之間開玩笑地說, it can be light, almost affectionate這個字可以很輕鬆，甚至帶點親暱: "Come on, don't be a sissy, the water's fine."「來啦，別當個 sissy，水沒那麼冷。」Said seriously認真說出口的時候, it is meant to hurt它就是要傷人, and it does而且真的會傷人。

It also works as an adjective: a sissy voice, a sissy way of walking.

It also works as an adjective它也可以當形容詞用: a sissy voicea sissy voice（娘娘腔的聲音）, a sissy way of walkinga sissy way of walking（娘娘腔的走路方式）。

Note that it is only used about boys and men. A girl is never called a sissy, however afraid she is.

Note that要注意 it is only used about boys and men這個字只會用在男孩和男人身上。However afraid she is不管一個女生有多害怕, a girl is never called a sissy都不會被叫做 sissy。

Some men have taken the word back and use it about themselves with pride, but that is a small, specific use; assume the ordinary use is unkind.

Some men have taken the word back有些男性把這個字拿回來用 and use it about themselves with pride帶著驕傲地用在自己身上, but that is a small, specific use但那是一種小範圍、特定的用法; assume the ordinary use is unkind一般情況下，可以假設這個字是不友善的。