词组 | ugly |
释义 | 1. 可形容各种“难看的”人或事物: ugly girls ugly photos ugly pictures ugly face ugly city ugly publicity stunt ugly sexual harassment ugly confrontation ugly dresses ugly team ugly footballer ugly lights ugly cars ugly guys ugly duckling ugly saloon ugly street ugly truths ugly quilts ugly islands ugly television ugly logo ugly contest winner ugly stickers ugly mugs ugly reporting ugly hack ugly sentiments ugly gardens ugly money ugly maneuvers in Congress ugly Americanism ugly houses ugly hats ugly furniture ugly surroundings ugly facts ugly visions ugly confusion ugly disposition ugly arms ugly glasses ugly babies ugly tomatoes 2. 在美国口语中,当 ugly 修饰 “某个民族”时,常不是指他们 “长得难看”,而是他们的 “行为举止”在别国人民来看 “很惹人讨厌”,因而有 Ugly American, Ugly Chi- nese,Ugly Japanese 等说法,注意第一字母常大写,前面用冠词 the; American 用单数或复数都有,用单数 the Ugly American 的频率稍高一些: The Ugly American was a carica- ture built on the reality of a bois- terous, loud, uncultured, unso- phisticated, arrogant, insensitive clod — one who was prone to throwing around too much mon- ey,dressing absurdly,and acting oblivious to the subtleties of high culture. The Ugly Americans are back — perhaps they never went away. |
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