longhair
longhair — 名詞
- longhairsingular
- longhairsplural
1. a cat whose outer coat grows long and silky, such as a Persian or Maine Coon.
長毛貓
外層被毛長而柔順的家貓
a cat whose outer coat grows long and silky, such as a Persian or Maine Coon.
Rodrigo brushed his longhair every morning to stop the fur from matting.
Rodrigo 每天早上幫他的長毛貓梳毛，避免毛打結。
countable noun for a cat with a long outer coat
The shelter had three kittens and one fluffy longhair waiting for a home.
收容所裡有三隻小貓和一隻毛茸茸的長毛貓在等家。
Owen's vet warned that longhairs often swallow fur while cleaning themselves.
Owen 的獸醫提醒他，長毛貓自己理毛時常常會吞下毛。
Amira's grandmother kept a silver longhair that slept on the kitchen windowsill.
Amira 的奶奶養了一隻銀色長毛貓，總睡在廚房窗臺上。
At the cat show in Osaka, a snowy white longhair won the top ribbon.
在大阪的貓展上，一隻雪白長毛貓拿下了冠軍緞帶。
- Persian
a specific longhair breed, not a general term
- long-haired cat
the everyday descriptive phrase non-specialists use
- shorthair
a cat such as a British Shorthair or Siamese with a short coat
文法句型
a longhair
longhair cat
用法筆記
Often used as a shorthand label by breeders, vets, and shelter staff; everyday speakers more often say 'long-haired cat'.
常見錯誤
2. a dog whose coat grows long, especially within breeds that also have short-coate
長毛犬
毛長的犬種變體，多見於臘腸或吉娃娃
a dog whose coat grows long, especially within breeds that also have short-coated versions, such as the Dachshund or Chihuahua.
Sven chose the longhair from the litter because the puppy had a softer face.
Sven 從一窩小狗裡挑了那隻長毛犬，因為牠臉龐比較柔和。
countable noun for a long-coated dog
Among Dachshunds, breeders often charge more for a longhair than a smooth-coated puppy.
在臘腸犬裡，繁殖者常把長毛犬定價得比短毛幼犬高。
contrastive use against short-coated varieties
Walid's Chihuahua is a longhair, so its tail and ears are covered in flowing fur.
Walid 養的吉娃娃是隻長毛犬，所以尾巴和耳朵都長滿了飄逸的毛。
The judge at the Munich dog show praised the longhair for its glossy chestnut coat.
慕尼黑犬展的評審稱讚那隻長毛犬有著光亮的栗色被毛。
- long-coat
common kennel-club term, especially for Dachshunds
- long-haired dog
the everyday phrase non-specialists prefer
- smooth
short-coated variant within the same breed
文法句型
a longhair
用法筆記
Used mostly inside breeder and kennel-club circles; outside that world, most people say 'long-haired Dachshund' or 'long-coat'.
常見錯誤
3. a person seen as bookish and absorbed in serious thinking, often viewed as out o
書呆子
被視為脫離現實的好學深思之人
a person seen as bookish and absorbed in serious thinking, often viewed as out of touch with everyday practical life.
The senator dismissed the report as the work of university longhairs with no street sense.
那位參議員把那份報告貶為大學書呆子寫的，毫無街頭常識。
dismissive plural use, often political
Imran's uncle joked that the cousins who read poetry were the family longhairs.
Imran 的叔叔開玩笑說，會讀詩的表兄弟們就是家裡的書呆子。
affectionate joking use
Mid-century newspaper columns often mocked longhairs in tweed jackets at Ivy League lectures.
二十世紀中期的報紙專欄常嘲笑常春藤盟校演講廳裡穿粗呢西裝的書呆子。
Nadia felt the boardroom treated her like a longhair whenever she quoted philosophy.
Nadia 覺得只要她在會議室引用哲學，大家就把她當成書呆子。
- egghead
more common today; same dismissive tone
- intellectual
neutral; lacks the mocking edge of longhair
- philistine
someone scorned for ignoring intellectual life
文法句型
a longhair
用法筆記
Dated American slang; carries a faint sneer about being impractical. Modern equivalents include 'egghead' or 'ivory-tower type'.
常見錯誤
4. a person devoted to the arts, especially classical music or other refined cultur
藝文愛好者
熱衷古典音樂等高雅藝術的人
a person devoted to the arts, especially classical music or other refined cultural interests, often pictured as wearing actual long hair.
The jazz club drew bikers on weekends and classical longhairs on Sunday afternoons.
那家爵士酒吧週末來的是重機騎士，週日下午則是聽古典樂的藝文愛好者。
music-scene contrast
Gabriel called himself an opera longhair after his fourth trip to La Scala that year.
Gabriel 在那年第四次到斯卡拉歌劇院後，自稱是個歌劇藝文愛好者。
self-applied with humour
Stephanie's mother said the violin school was full of serious young longhairs.
Stephanie 的母親說，那間小提琴學校滿是認真的年輕藝文愛好者。
In 1960s San Francisco, both rock longhairs and string-quartet longhairs filled the same coffee houses.
一九六〇年代的舊金山，無論是搖滾長髮族還是弦樂四重奏的藝文愛好者，都擠在同一間咖啡館裡。
- aesthete
more formal; same focus on devotion to beauty and art
- music lover
neutral and modern; missing the dated, slightly mocking flavour
- philistine
the textbook opposite — someone with no time for the arts
文法句型
a longhair
用法筆記
Older usage focuses on classical-music fans and other 'high art' devotees; newer usage stretched to any musician with literally long hair. Distinguish from sense 3 by context — sense 4 is about taste and looks, not impractical thinking.