A stoner is someone who smokes marijuana often — not once at a party, but as a regular habit. The word is slang and informal, so it belongs in conversation between friends, never in an essay or a news report.

someone who smokes marijuana often常常吸大麻的人，A stoner is就是stoner——not once at a party不是在派對上偶爾抽一次，but as a regular habit而是已經變成習慣。The word is slang and informal這個字是俚語、非正式的，so it belongs in conversation between friends所以只適合出現在朋友之間的對話裡，never in an essay or a news report絕不會出現在作文或新聞報導裡。

It carries a picture with it: someone slow, relaxed, a bit forgetful, laughing at things that are not very funny, sitting on the sofa. Whether that picture is fair is another question, but that is the picture the word paints.

It carries a picture with it這個字帶著一種畫面：someone slow, relaxed, a bit forgetful一個人慢吞吞、懶洋洋、有點健忘，laughing at things that are not very funny對著不怎麼好笑的事情傻笑，sitting on the sofa坐在沙發上。Whether that picture is fair這幅畫面公不公平 is another question是另一回事，but that is the picture the word paints但這就是這個字所描繪的畫面。

The tone depends completely on who is speaking. Among young people it is often light, even affectionate — a friend calls another friend a stoner and nobody is angry. From a parent, a teacher or an employer it is an insult, and it means 'this person is wasting their life'.

The tone depends completely on who is speaking這個字的語氣完全要看是誰在說。Among young people在年輕人之間 it is often light, even affectionate通常是輕鬆的，甚至帶點親暱——a friend calls another friend a stoner朋友叫朋友一聲stoner and nobody is angry沒有人會生氣。From a parent, a teacher or an employer從父母、老師或雇主口中說出來 it is an insult那就是一種侮辱，and it means 'this person is wasting their life'意思是「這個人在浪費自己的人生」。

There is also an adjective use you will meet in film reviews: a 'stoner comedy' or 'stoner movie' is a silly, funny film made for people in that mood.

There is also an adjective use另外還有一種形容詞用法 you will meet in film reviews會出現在影評裡：a 'stoner comedy' or 'stoner movie'這兩種講法 is a silly, funny film指的是一種傻裡傻氣又好笑的電影 made for people in that mood拍給那種心情的人看的。

Because attitudes to marijuana are changing in some countries, the word is softening, but it is still slang and still a little rude about the person.

Because attitudes to marijuana are changing in some countries因為有些國家對大麻的態度正在改變，the word is softening這個字的語氣也在變得比較溫和，but it is still slang但它終究還是俚語，and still a little rude about the person對當事人來說還是有點不禮貌。

Do not confuse this with the older, unrelated meaning where -er is just a measurement: 'a ten-stoner' meant a person weighing ten stone (a British weight). Nobody says that now.

Do not confuse this with the older, unrelated meaning不要把這個字跟另一個較舊、不相關的意思搞混，where -er is just a measurement那個意思裡的-er只是單位：'a ten-stoner''a ten-stoner' meant a person weighing ten stone指的是體重十stone的人 (a British weight)英式的重量單位。Nobody says that now現在已經沒有人這樣說了。