In stories, a werewolf is a person who turns into a wolf — usually when the moon is full — and then turns back into a person afterwards. While in wolf form they are dangerous and cannot control themselves, and in many versions of the story they remember little or nothing about it.

In stories在故事裡, a werewolf is a person who turns into a wolfwerewolf是一個人變成狼的樣子 — usually when the moon is full通常是滿月的時候 — and then turns back into a person afterwards之後再變回人。While in wolf form they are dangerous and cannot control themselves變成狼的時候他們很危險，無法控制自己, and in many versions of the story they remember little or nothing about it而且在很多版本的故事裡，他們對變身時發生的事幾乎沒有記憶。

Two ideas travel with the word: silver, because in the old tales only a silver bullet can kill a werewolf, and biting, because a person bitten by one becomes one. The plural is 'werewolves', with -ves.

Two ideas travel with the word有兩個概念跟這個字綁在一起: silver, because in the old tales only a silver bullet can kill a werewolf銀，因為在古老的傳說裡，只有銀子彈能殺死werewolf, and biting, because a person bitten by one becomes one還有咬，因為被werewolf咬到的人自己也會變成werewolf。The plural is 'werewolves', with -ves複數是werewolves，用-ves。

The word is at home in horror films, fantasy novels and games, and it is also the name of a well-known party game (called 'Werewolf' or 'Mafia') where hidden werewolves among the players are voted out one by one.

The word is at home in horror films, fantasy novels and games這個字在恐怖片、奇幻小說和遊戲裡很常見, and it is also the name of a well-known party game它也是一個知名派對遊戲的名字 (called 'Werewolf' or 'Mafia')（叫做「Werewolf」或「Mafia」） where hidden werewolves among the players are voted out one by one玩家裡藏著的werewolf會一個一個被投票淘汰。

In everyday talk people sometimes use it lightly and jokingly, for someone who becomes a completely different, wilder person at night or under stress.

In everyday talk people sometimes use it lightly and jokingly在日常口語裡，大家有時候會輕鬆開玩笑地用這個字, for someone who becomes a completely different, wilder person at night or under stress形容一個人到了晚上或壓力大的時候，變成完全不同、比較狂野的人。

Pronunciation varies: both 'WEAR-wolf' and 'WEER-wolf' are heard, and both are accepted.

Pronunciation varies發音有兩種: both 'WEAR-wolf' and 'WEER-wolf' are heard「WEAR-wolf」和「WEER-wolf」都聽得到, and both are accepted兩種都算對。