fashionable

/ˈfæʃnəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈæʃənəbəl] /ˈfæʃnəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈæʃənəbəl] /ˈfa-shə-nə-bəl ˈfash-nə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

fashionable — adjective

  • fashionablepositive
  • more fashionablecomparative
  • most fashionablesuperlative

1. describing something that many people like, buy, or do for a period of time beca

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing something that many people like, buy, or do for a period of time because it is the current trend.

例句

Daichi bought a fashionable pair of sneakers that everyone at school was wearing.

fashionable + clothing noun

This café became fashionable after a famous food blogger recommended it online.

become fashionable + location

同義詞
  • trendy

    more informal and often suggests a very short-lived trend

  • popular

    broader — describes anything many people like, not necessarily trend-driven

  • stylish

    focuses on good taste and design quality rather than trend-following

反義詞

用法筆記

This sense describes trends, products, or activities — not people. To describe a person who follows fashion, use sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌This restaurant is very fashionable among students.' (meaning many like it)
✅This restaurant is very popular among students.
💡Use 'popular' for things many people like regardless of a short-term trend.
❌I bought a fashionable coat last year.' (implies still trendy)
✅I bought a fashionable coat last year when the style was everywhere.
💡'Fashionable' references the moment of the trend; add context if the trend has passed.

2. describing a person who follows the latest trends, or the places and events such

2.形容詞B1
釋義

describing a person who follows the latest trends, or the places and events such people go to.

例句

Naoko always wears the most fashionable clothes and goes to all the newest cafés.

fashionable + clothes/places for a trendy person

Diego's grandmother is surprisingly fashionable and knows all the latest music.

同義詞
  • trendy

    more informal and slightly less serious

  • chic

    more sophisticated and elegant, CEFR B2

  • smart

    British English — describes neat, well-dressed appearance rather than trend-following

反義詞
  • unfashionable

    not following current trends

  • frumpy

    unfashionable and dull in appearance, informal, CEFR C1

用法筆記

Can describe both a person ('a fashionable woman') and a place/event associated with trendy people ('a fashionable party'). When describing a person's appearance at a single moment, 'look fashionable' is more natural than 'be fashionable.' This sense also covers the idea of 'a fashionable person' in general — no separate noun sense is needed in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is fashionable because he wears comfortable shoes.
✅My uncle is fashionable because he follows the latest men's style.
💡Being comfortable is not the same as following trends.