Hand-me-up是什么意思

时间:2009-05-30 06:49:10

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上世纪80年代之前出生的人大部分都应该经历过“一件衣服两代穿,贵重家什代代传”的时期,英文里这个传下来的旧衣服叫做“hand-me-down”。到了经济发展的今天,估计没有几个年轻人会愿意穿爸妈或哥哥姐姐的旧衣服。现在的年轻人衣物更新换代频繁,而上一辈人都不忍看着好好的东西被丢弃,于是就出现了与hand-me-down完全相反的物品继承模式,也就是由下传上,即hand-me-up。

Hand-me-up is a used object, especially an article of clothing, passed from a younger person to an older person.

Hand-me-up 就是年轻一代用过的然后传给比自己年长的一代人继续使用的物品,多指衣物。

Younger kids know the pain of hand-me-downs, the clothes they inherit from bigger siblings1. Sleeves hang below the wrists, pants slide around the hips2 and style seems like the magazine selection in a waiting room — outdated3.

家里面小一点的孩子都知道从哥哥姐姐那里接衣服穿的烦恼。衣袖盖过手腕、裤腰绕着屁股打转、款式与候车室的过期杂志是同伴。

But some families put a twist on the trend. Instead of hand-me-downs, they share hand-me-ups. Older offspring who tire of wearing the same old threads pass garments to their parents, who might not be as picky about fit or fashion.

但是有些家庭扭转了这个趋势。在他们那里不存在由上传下,而变为由下传上。年长的子女会把不想穿的衣物给他们的父母,因为父母可能不会对尺寸和样式太挑剔。


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1 siblings 709961e45d6808c7c9131573b3a8874b     
n.兄弟,姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
2 hips f8c80f9a170ee6ab52ed1e87054f32d4     
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
参考例句:
  • She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
  • They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 outdated vJTx0     
adj.旧式的,落伍的,过时的;v.使过时
参考例句:
  • That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了,许多地址已经改了。
  • Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

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