dandy

/ˈdændi/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈændi] /ˈdændi/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈændi] /ˈdan-dē How to pronounce dandy (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdæn.di/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈændi] /ˈdæn.di/ (ame, ipa)

dandy — noun

  • dandysingular
  • dandiesplural

1. an overdressed man from an earlier period who builds his image around elegant cl

1.名詞C2
釋義

an overdressed man from an earlier period who builds his image around elegant clothes and careful grooming, often in a way others see as vain or showy

例句

At the museum, a painted dandy posed with silver buckles and a lace collar.

historical image: a dandy in elaborate clothes

Theo joked that his cousin looked like a dandy in the bright velvet coat.

look like a dandy

同義詞
  • fop

    more mocking; suggests a man who looks vain and slightly ridiculous

  • clotheshorse

    less historical; can describe anyone strongly focused on clothes

  • peacock

    metaphorical and stronger; stresses showing off to attract attention

反義詞
  • slob

    informal; someone careless and untidy in appearance

文法句型

a/the dandy

look like a dandy

用法筆記

Often points to an older social image of a man showing off elegant clothes and polished manners. Compared with 'fop', 'dandy' can sound less foolish and sometimes slightly admiring.

常見錯誤

❌She was the biggest dandy at the party.
✅She was the most stylish person at the party.
💡'dandy' is traditionally used for a man, not for any fashionable person.
❌He is a dandy because he irons his school shirt.
✅He is just neat about his clothes.
💡'dandy' suggests unusually strong pride in dress and appearance, not simple tidiness.

dandy — adjective