high fashion

IPA/ˌhaɪ ˈfæʃ.ən/
IPA/ˌhaɪ ˈfæʃ.ən/

high fashion — 名詞

1. clothing that follows the newest styles, costs a lot of money, and is mostly bou

1.名詞C1
釋義

高級時尚

價格昂貴、引領潮流的高端服裝

clothing that follows the newest styles, costs a lot of money, and is mostly bought by wealthy or famous people.

例句

Felipe spent his first salary on a piece of high fashion from Paris.

Felipe 把第一份薪水全部拿去買了一件巴黎品牌的高級時尚。

uncountable: a piece of high fashion

The magazine showed how ordinary shoppers copy ideas from high fashion at lower prices.

雜誌介紹了一般消費者如何以低得多的價格模仿高級時尚的設計。

collocation: copy ideas from high fashion

常見搭配
  • a piece of high fashion
  • the world of high fashion
  • afford high fashion
  • high-fashion brand
同義詞
  • haute couture

    the French term, narrower: hand-made, made-to-measure designer clothing only

  • designer fashion

    more everyday wording for expensive branded clothing

反義詞
  • fast fashion

    cheap, mass-produced clothing copying trends quickly

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used without an article; pair it with quantity phrases like 'a piece of high fashion' or 'the world of high fashion' rather than 'a high fashion'. As a modifier before another noun it is hyphenated: 'a high-fashion brand'.

常見錯誤

She bought a high fashion last week.
She bought a piece of high fashion last week.
it is uncountable, so it takes a quantity phrase, not 'a'.
He works in a high fashion shop.
He works in a high-fashion shop.
before a noun the term is hyphenated as a modifier.

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