Hey everyone
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Today, let's keep correcting our Chinglish.
我们继续纠正中式英文!
Fashion 这个字在中国特别多人说,大家都爱时髦嘛 ^_^
那么看看这个句子,是对的还是错的?
I like your dress, it’s very fashion!
是错的!
想一想,应该怎么说?
应该说
It’s very fashionable!
解释
Fashionable: adjective (形容词) = 时髦的
Your dress is really fashionable.
(你的裙子很时髦)
Fashion: noun (名词) = 时尚
I don’t really care about fashion.
(我不是很在乎时尚)
但是其实外国人不是很喜欢用 fashionable 这个字去称赞别人,可能因为价值观有所不同。很多外国人认为追时髦是有点 superficial (肤浅的),所以一般称赞别人的衣裳这样说比较好:
1. Your dress is really beautiful!
2. Your dress is gorgeous!
(gorgeous = very, very beautiful!)
3. I love your dress!
4. You always dress so well!
在这里 dress 是动词
句子意思是:你总是穿得那么好 (漂亮/帅)
也可以说
5. You always dress so elegantly!
(你总是穿得那么优雅 / 高雅)