fogy

/ˈfəʊɡi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfəʊɡi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfō-gē/ (ame, mw)

fogy — 名詞

1. an often elderly person who clings to outdated habits, opinions, or tastes, and

1.名詞C1
釋義

守舊的人

思想或習慣老派、抗拒新事物的人

an often elderly person who clings to outdated habits, opinions, or tastes, and resists anything new — for example, refusing to use a smartphone or insisting that all music recorded after 1970 is rubbish.

例句

Hiroshi calls himself an old fogy because he still prefers paper maps over GPS.

Hiroshi 自稱是個守舊的老頭，因為他到現在還是偏好紙本地圖勝過 GPS。

common collocation: old fogy

Don't be such a fogy — try the new ramen place before deciding it's no good.

別這麼守舊嘛——先去那家新開的拉麵店試試再說它不好吃。

informal address: 'don't be such a fogy'

同義詞
  • stick-in-the-mud

    informal; emphasises refusal to try anything new, regardless of age

  • dinosaur

    informal, mildly mocking; suggests someone has not kept up with modern developments

  • traditionalist

    neutral; respects old ways by principle rather than out of stubbornness

  • reactionary

    formal and political; actively opposes social or political change

反義詞
  • trendsetter

    someone who eagerly adopts and spreads new fashions or ideas

  • progressive

    favours reform and modern approaches over inherited ones

文法句型

often: old fogy

用法筆記

Almost always pejorative or self-deprecating. Frequently preceded by 'old' even when the person is not literally old — 'old fogy' is a fixed collocation. Plural is usually spelt 'fogies' (sometimes 'fogeys').

常見錯誤

❌He is a fogy man.
✅He is an old fogy.
💡'fogy' is a noun, not an adjective; it cannot premodify another noun.
❌She fogies about new technology.
✅She is a fogy about new technology.
💡'fogy' has no verb form.