mannequin

/ˈmænɪkɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmænɪkɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈma-ni-kən/ (ame, mw)

mannequin — 名詞

  • mannequinsingular
  • mannequinsplural

1. a full-size figure shaped like a human body that shops put clothes on so custome

1.名詞B2
釋義

人體模型

商店或工作室用來展示或試衣的人形模型

a full-size figure shaped like a human body that shops put clothes on so customers can see how the clothes look, and that tailors or artists also use when fitting or drawing.

例句

Felix arranged three mannequins in the window wearing the new winter coats.

Felix 在櫥窗裡擺了三個人體模型，讓它們穿上新款冬季外套。

typical context: shop window display

The tailor pinned the silk dress onto a mannequin to check the length of the hem.

裁縫師把那件絲質洋裝別在人體模型上，檢查裙襬的長度。

collocation: pin clothes onto a mannequin

同義詞
  • dummy

    everyday word; covers both shop and crash-test figures

  • dress form

    torso-only version used mainly by tailors and dressmakers

  • lay figure

    old or formal term; mainly the jointed wooden figure artists use

文法句型

a mannequin

mannequins in [location]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a shop worker, tailor, or artist; the mannequin is the object being dressed, posed, or moved.

常見錯誤

❌She wears the mannequin in the window.
✅The mannequin in the window wears the dress.
💡the clothes go ON the mannequin, not the other way around.
❌a manikin' (when meaning the shop figure).
✅a mannequin.
💡'manikin' usually means a small anatomy model used in medical training.

2. someone paid by a fashion house to wear newly designed clothes on a runway or in

2.名詞C1
釋義

時裝模特兒

舊式用法，指走秀展示新款服飾的真人模特兒

someone paid by a fashion house to wear newly designed clothes on a runway or in photographs, so the public can see the latest styles. This sense feels old-fashioned today; most speakers say 'model' instead.

例句

In the 1950s, Élise worked as a mannequin for a famous house in Paris.

一九五零年代，Élise 在巴黎一家知名時裝屋擔任時裝模特兒。

time period clue: 1950s; old-fashioned use

The designer paid the mannequins double when the show ran past midnight.

服裝秀拖過午夜時，設計師會付雙倍薪水給那些時裝模特兒。

同義詞
  • model

    the standard modern word; neutral register

  • fashion model

    more specific; emphasises the runway and photo-shoot context

文法句型

work as a mannequin

用法筆記

Modern English almost always uses 'model' instead. Use this sense only when writing about the mid-20th-century fashion world or quoting older texts. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a person doing a job, never an inanimate figure.

常見錯誤

❌My sister wants to be a mannequin one day.
✅My sister wants to be a model one day.
💡in present-day English, a person who walks the runway is a 'model'; calling her a 'mannequin' sounds quaint or odd.