cri
cri — 名詞
1. a person or thing that represents the newest and most stylish look of the moment
最潮新寵
當下最受追捧的人事物
a person or thing that represents the newest and most stylish look of the moment
At Paris Fashion Week, editors called silver trench coats the latest cri.
在巴黎時裝週上，編輯們把銀色風衣稱為最潮新寵。
call [thing] the latest cri
Within months, touch-free lamps became the latest cri in luxury hotels.
沒過幾個月，免接觸檯燈就成了豪華飯店裡的最潮新寵。
become the latest cri in [place/field]
The magazine praised bamboo dinner sets as the latest cri for small apartments.
那本雜誌稱讚竹製餐具組是小公寓裡的最潮新寵。
Among young stylists, square-toe boots remained the latest cri all winter.
在年輕造型師之間，方頭靴整個冬天都還是最潮新寵。
By June, every magazine called Jisoo the latest cri in pop music.
到了六月，每本雜誌都把 Jisoo 稱為流行音樂圈的最潮新寵。
- old hat
describes something that already feels out of date or no longer exciting
- old-fashioned
is the plain opposite when something no longer looks current
文法句型
the latest cri
be the latest cri in [field]
用法筆記
Usually appears in the phrase 'the latest cri' and is most at home in fashion or style writing. It can refer either to a person or to a thing that suddenly becomes the model everyone wants to copy.
常見錯誤
cri — 形容詞
- cripositive
- criercomparative
- criestsuperlative
1. showing the freshest and most up-to-date style, especially in fashion or design
最時髦的
樣式最新又很時尚的
showing the freshest and most up-to-date style, especially in fashion or design
The hotel reopened with a cri rooftop bar and glossy mirrored walls.
這家旅館重新開幕時，設有一間最時髦的屋頂酒吧和光亮的鏡面牆。
cri + noun in design writing
Mira bought a cri handbag that matched the metallic shoes in the window.
Mira 買了一個最時髦的手提包，剛好配上櫥窗裡那雙金屬色鞋子。
By spring, square sunglasses looked cri again on every style blog.
到了春天，方形太陽眼鏡在每個時尚部落格上看起來又變得最時髦。
The gallery café kept its menu small, but the room still felt cri.
那家藝廊咖啡館雖然菜單不大，但整個空間仍顯得很時髦。
- fashionable
is the broad everyday word and does not sound as rare or high-style
- trendy
is more informal and can suggest fast-changing popularity
- cutting-edge
often stresses bold new design or technology rather than pure style
- dated
suggests a style that now looks tied to an earlier period
- old-fashioned
is the plain opposite for something not in the current style
文法句型
cri + noun
look cri
用法筆記
Mostly seen in fashion, design, and culture writing rather than in ordinary conversation. It often comes before a noun, but writers may also use it after verbs such as 'look' when judging a style as strikingly current.