HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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inventive

/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/B2

有創意的 / 獨出心裁的 (adj.)

指「極富創造力的」,但這裡是用作反諷,形容反派折磨敵人的手段「花樣百出」、極其殘忍(比如用螃蟹餵食)。

They call him "The Crabfeeder"
due to his inventive methods of punishing his enemies.
And are we meant to weep for dead pirates?