讀者詢問小編，「阿宅」、「宅宅」、「宅男」、「宅女」......用英文形容一個人「很宅」要怎麼說？
Interestingly enough, there is only one word (
宅
)
in Chinese to describe this culture, while in English there are generally three: nerd, geek and dork. There are subtle differences in the meaning of each—a dork isn’t necessarily a nerd, and a nerd isn’t necessarily a geek, in other words.
相當有趣的是，中文形容這種文化只用了一個字，而英文通常要用三個字：
nerd
（呆子）、
geek
（怪人）、
dork
（笨蛋）
。
每個字的意義都有細微的差別──換句話說，
dork
不見得是
nerd
，
nerd
不見得是
geek
。
NERD
(n.)
a person who is studious, usually overly so. Basically, someone academically minded, often in an annoying way. The adjective is
nerdy
.
NERD
（名詞）
：好學的人，而且通常是過分好學。基本上就是專注於學業的人，並常常因此令人討厭。形容詞是「nerdy」。
GEEK
(n.)
a person who is knowledgeable about and, indeed, obsessed with, certain things most people know little about. Examples include electronics, dead languages, and comic books. The adjective is
geeky
.
GEEK
（名詞）
：這種人熟知大多數人所不了解的特定事物，確切來說則是對此著迷。實例包括電子產品、死的語言、漫畫書。形容詞是「geeky」。
DORK
(n.)
a person who is socially awkward. You know, like that guy at the party who tried to tell a story with his hands but accidentally stuck his finger up his nose. The adjective is
dorky
.
DORK
（名詞）
：拙於社交的人。你知道，就像是那種在派對上想要用手勢來說個故事，但卻不小心把手指伸進鼻孔裡的人。形容詞是「dorky」。
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