1. 如果某样东西漂亮绚丽,精致优雅,或者高端昂贵,可以用“fancy”来形容。

  • He drives a big, fancy car.
    他开着一辆很大很炫的车。
  • That’s quite a fancy house they live in.
    他们住的房子相当壕。
  • I don’t want anything fancy for the living room. Let’s keep the furniture and the decorating simple.
    我觉得这房间不需要再粉饰了。家居装饰简单点就好。
  • Lindsey likes to wear large, fancy earrings.
    林赛喜欢戴大大酷炫的耳环。
  • Dancers are known for their fancy footwork.
    舞者的足底功夫是出了名的。
  • She likes to wear fancy clothes and fancy jewelry.
    她喜欢穿艳丽的裙子和戴昂贵的耳环。

2. “fancy”这个词可能包含了一些刻意的负面意味,可根据语境及说话者的身份来判断。

  • He’s wearing his fancy pants to work.
    他穿着短裤就去上了班。
    (“Fancy pants”are shorts or pants that are noticeably unusual. “fancy pants”是指一眼看去就不同寻常的短裤或长裤。)
  • Let’s not get too fancy.
    粉饰不要太过了。
  • Who do you think you are by trying to be all fancy?
    你打扮的如此极致你认为你是谁?
  • Thomas has a lot of fancy degrees, but that doesn’t mean he’s qualified for the job.
    托马斯的文凭的确很高,但这并不代表他就能胜任这份工作。
  • He’s a fancy boy.
    (This could mean a man is gay. 这个句子有可能是说此人是同性恋。)
    他总是爱打扮得花里胡哨。

3. “fancy”也可以用作动词,不过这种用法通常被认为已经过时。

  • She fancies him. (She likes him. 她喜欢他。)
  • Neither person fancies the idea of getting a dog. (They don’t want to get a dog. 他们不想养狗。)

4. 在下面这两个例句中,“fancy”是名词,但这种用法也被认为已经过时。

  • He took a fancy to her. (He liked her. 他喜欢她。)
  • She has a fancy for jewelry. (She likes jewelry. 她喜欢珠宝。)