hipster
/ˈhɪp.stər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪp.stɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhip-stər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhɪpstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪpstər/ (ame, ipa)
hipster — 名詞
- hipstersingular
- hipstersplural
1. a young adult who deliberately follows the newest trends in music, clothes, food
潮人；文青
追求小眾流行風格的年輕人
a young adult who deliberately follows the newest trends in music, clothes, food, or design, often choosing styles that feel niche or outside the cultural mainstream.
Yuki opened a small vinyl-record shop that quickly became popular with Brooklyn hipsters.
Yuki 開了一間小小的黑膠唱片行，很快就成為布魯克林潮人愛去的地方。
noun in plural describing a subculture group
The cafe on Tomás's street is full of hipsters drinking single-origin pour-over coffee.
Tomás 家那條街上的咖啡館，總是擠滿了喝單品手沖咖啡的潮人。
collocation: full of hipsters
Putri thought her cousin became a hipster after buying a typewriter and thrift-store cardigans.
Putri 覺得她表哥自從買了一台打字機和二手店的針織衫之後，就變成了一個潮人。
Most of the customers at the new craft brewery are hipsters in their late twenties.
新開的精釀啤酒廠裡，多數客人都是二十多歲後段的潮人。
- trendsetter
positive — actively starts trends rather than just following them
- scenester
informal — emphasises being part of a local music or art scene
- square
old-fashioned slang for someone uninterested in trends
文法句型
a hipster
a young hipster
用法筆記
Often used with a hint of teasing or mild mockery — calling someone a hipster can sound dismissive, especially when the speaker thinks the person is trying too hard to seem cool.
常見錯誤
2. underpants cut low at the top so that the waistband sits on the hip bones instea
低腰內褲
腰圍落在臀骨而非腰線的內褲
underpants cut low at the top so that the waistband sits on the hip bones instead of rising to the natural waistline.
Defne packed three pairs of cotton hipsters for the weekend trip to Antalya.
Defne 為了去安塔利亞的週末小旅行，打包了三件純棉低腰內褲。
collocation: pairs of hipsters
The shop assistant suggested hipsters because Beatrix wanted something less tight than briefs.
因為 Beatrix 想要比三角內褲寬鬆一點的款式，店員就推薦了低腰內褲。
contrast with another underwear cut
Eleni found that the lace hipsters showed slightly above the top of her jeans.
Eleni 發現那件蕾絲低腰內褲會稍微露在牛仔褲的腰頭上方。
Cotton hipsters in pastel colours sold out within the first weekend of the spring sale.
粉嫩色系的純棉低腰內褲，春季特賣會的第一個週末就賣完了。
- briefs
more general; briefs sit higher, hipsters specifically sit at the hip
- high-waisted briefs
opposite cut, with the waistband reaching the natural waist
文法句型
a pair of hipsters
wear hipsters
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this sense — like 'jeans' or 'shorts', the singular 'a hipster' would normally be read as sense 1 (the person), so use 'a pair of hipsters' to be clear.
常見錯誤
3. trousers whose waistband fastens around the hip bones rather than rising to the
低腰褲
腰頭繫在臀骨位置的褲子
trousers whose waistband fastens around the hip bones rather than rising to the natural waist, popular in the late 1960s and again in the early 2000s.
Anjali wore wide-leg denim hipsters to the family wedding in Mumbai.
Anjali 穿著一條寬褲腳的丹寧低腰褲去參加孟買的家族婚禮。
collocation: denim hipsters
Harper found a pair of velvet hipsters at a vintage shop in Camden Market.
Harper 在肯頓市集的一間二手店找到一條絲絨低腰褲。
collocation: pair of hipsters; vintage clothing context
Yael complained that her new hipsters kept slipping down whenever she sat on the floor.
Yael 抱怨她那條新買的低腰褲，每次她坐在地板上都會往下滑。
Bell-bottom hipsters were everywhere in London in 1971, then disappeared for thirty years.
喇叭褲剪裁的低腰褲在 1971 年的倫敦隨處可見，之後就消失了三十年。
- low-rise jeans
American equivalent when the fabric is denim
- hip-huggers
informal American term for the same cut
- high-waisted trousers
opposite cut, with the waistband at or above the navel
文法句型
a pair of hipsters
wear hipsters
用法筆記
Mostly British English; American speakers more often say 'low-rise jeans' or 'low-rise pants' for the same cut. Always plural, like 'trousers' and 'jeans'.
常見錯誤
hipster — 形容詞
- hipsterpositive
- hipsterercomparative
- hipsterestsuperlative
1. describing a place, object, or activity that feels typical of trendy young adult
潮人風的
走小眾另類風格、有潮人味的
describing a place, object, or activity that feels typical of trendy young adults who follow niche, alternative styles rather than the cultural mainstream.
Kofi took his parents to a hipster cafe that served oat-milk lattes in jam jars.
Kofi 帶他爸媽去了一間潮人風的咖啡館，那裡用果醬罐裝燕麥奶拿鐵。
attributive: hipster + noun
The neighbourhood has become very hipster since the old warehouses were turned into art studios.
自從那些舊倉庫被改成藝術工作室之後，這個社區就變得很有潮人感了。
predicative: very + hipster
Ayesha rolled her eyes at the menu's hipster names for ordinary sandwiches.
Ayesha 翻了個白眼，因為菜單上把普通三明治都取了一堆文青味的名字。
Christopher's wedding had a hipster feel — naked-cake dessert, fairy lights, and a vinyl-only DJ.
Christopher 的婚禮很有潮人風——裸蛋糕、串燈，還有一個只放黑膠的 DJ。
- trendy
more neutral; doesn't carry the niche/alternative connotation
- alternative
broader — covers any non-mainstream style, not specifically the hipster look
- mainstream
describes what is popular with the wider public
文法句型
a hipster cafe
very hipster
用法筆記
Often carries a teasing or critical tone — describing something as 'very hipster' frequently implies the speaker finds it pretentious or overly self-aware, not just trendy.
常見錯誤
2. (of jeans, trousers, or underwear) cut so that the waistband fastens around the
低腰剪裁的
腰頭落在臀骨而非腰線的剪裁
(of jeans, trousers, or underwear) cut so that the waistband fastens around the hip bones rather than rising up to the natural waist.
Yuki bought hipster jeans because the high-waisted ones felt uncomfortable when she cycled.
Yuki 買了低腰剪裁的牛仔褲，因為高腰的款式騎腳踏車時穿起來不舒服。
contrast with high-waisted cut
The store offers hipster briefs in five colours and three different fabrics.
這間店提供低腰剪裁的三角褲，有五種顏色、三種布料。
attributive: hipster + clothing noun
Defne's hipster trousers showed a strip of skin when she reached up to the shelf.
Defne 那條低腰剪裁的長褲，每次她伸手去拿層架上的東西時，就會露出一截肌膚。
Hipster shorts came back into fashion the year after high-waisted styles peaked.
低腰剪裁的短褲在高腰風潮達到頂點的下一年又流行了回來。
- low-rise
more common in American English; same meaning, used freely both attributively and predicatively
- hip-hugging
more descriptive; emphasises how the waistband grips the hips
- high-waisted
opposite cut, fastening at or above the navel
文法句型
hipster jeans
hipster briefs
用法筆記
Only used attributively before a clothing noun — you would not say 'these jeans are hipster' to mean low-rise; for that use a phrase like 'these are hipster-cut'.