除此之外,“枪手”还有一个十分常见的含义,比喻“替别人代笔作文(ghostwrite for somebody)的人”,古人称之为“捉刀人”。现在,“枪手”也可以指冒名顶替代为考试并获取相应报酬的人(one who sits for an examination in place of another person),英文翻译为“a paid test-taker”。
例句:
检方称,黄某在2016年3月安排了一名“枪手”代替她参加托福考试。
Prosecutors said Huang in March 2016 arranged to have a paid test taker sit in her place and take the TOEFL.
为将军的回忆录捉刀
Ghost the general’s memoirs