2006.07.28 : a clotheshorse.
讲究穿戴的人。horse除了指马外,还有“带脚的木架”之意。本词为固定搭配,指“爱打扮的人”。
a clotheshorse 使人联想起用来挂衣服的“衣架”,此语将人形容为“衣架子”,无疑是指“爱穿着打扮”。但必须注意:此处说的衣服品味较高、样式较流行、款式也较新颖。比如:
Princess Dian was a real clotheshorse. It’s hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes. 黛安娜王妃是一个很讲究穿戴的人,很难想象她花在衣服上的钱有多少。
再比如:
Jack was from a poor family. But after he got a job in a big company, he gradually became a clotheshorse.
杰克出身贫寒。但自从在一家大企业找到一份工作后,他慢慢变成一个穿戴讲究的人了。
海纳百川,有容乃大;壁立千仞,无欲则刚。