faddish
faddish — 形容詞
- faddishpositive
- more faddishcomparative
- most faddishsuperlative
1. extremely popular for a brief time, then quickly forgotten as tastes change
風行一時的
短暫流行、風潮式的
extremely popular for a brief time, then quickly forgotten as tastes change
The faddish diet that everyone tried last year has already been forgotten.
去年大家搶著嘗試的那種風行一時的飲食法，如今已被遺忘。
collocation: faddish diet / faddish trend
Jabari laughed at his faddish haircut three years ago when he looked at old photos.
Jabari 翻看舊照片時，對自己三年前那頭流行一時的髮型不禁失笑。
faddish modifying a personal style item
That café serves faddish rainbow lattes that tourists queue for but locals ignore.
那家咖啡廳賣的風行一時的彩虹拿鐵，觀光客排隊搶購，當地人卻不屑一顧。
Heloísa regretted buying the faddish electronic gadget after it stopped working.
Heloísa 後悔買了那款風行一時的電子裝置，因為它很快就壞了。
Karim wore a faddish hat and felt silly when nobody in the room had one.
Karim 戴著一頂流行一時的帽子，發現房間裡沒人戴同款，覺得很尷尬。
- trendy
more neutral, simply describes what is currently popular without implying it will soon end
- fashionable
broader and more positive; suggests wider acceptance rather than a short craze
- faddy
similar but more informal, especially for food, health, or lifestyle crazes
文法句型
faddish + noun
用法筆記
Often used with a slightly critical tone, suggesting that something is popular mainly because it is new rather than because it has real lasting value. Common with nouns like diet, trend, gadget, style, and product.