trendiness
trendiness — 名詞
1. the quality or state of being very popular or stylish at a particular time, espe
時髦；流行
非常時尚的狀態或品質
the quality or state of being very popular or stylish at a particular time, especially in clothes, appearance, or behaviour
Mira sighed when she saw how much her sister cared about the trendiness of every single outfit.
Mira 看到妹妹多麼在意每一套衣服是否時髦，不禁嘆了口氣。
trendiness of [something] — annoyed reaction
Greta laughed at the trendiness of the vegan café with neon lights and pale tiles.
Greta 嘲笑那家素食咖啡館的裝時髦，店裡有霓虹燈和淺色磁磚。
trendiness of [something] as subject
Ananya made fun of the café's trendiness, with its fairy lights and mismatched chairs.
Ananya 嘲笑那家咖啡館的裝時髦，店裡掛著仙女燈，擺著不搭調的椅子。
trendiness as object of a verb phrase
The East District lost its trendiness once the chain coffee shops moved in, and Hugo stopped recommending it to friends.
連鎖咖啡店進駐之後，東區就不再那麼時髦了，Hugo 也不再向朋友推薦那裡了。
lose trendiness — change of state over time
Elina chose her phone case for its trendiness, not for its protection.
Elina 挑手機殼看重的是流行度，而不是保護效果好不好。
trendiness as reason for a choice
- trendiness of [something]
- superficial trendiness
- seek trendiness
- lose trendiness
- fashionableness
more formal; suggests a broader sense of alignment with current fashion
- coolness
informal; implies approval and social desirability beyond just clothing
- hipness
informal; suggests being part of an in-group that knows what is cutting-edge
- unfashionableness
the opposite quality; being out of style
常見錯誤
trendiness — 形容詞
- trendinesspositive
- more trendinesscomparative
- most trendinesssuperlative
1. extremely fashionable or modern for a particular period — used to describe cloth
時髦的
當前非常流行的
extremely fashionable or modern for a particular period — used to describe clothes, places, music, or ideas that many people currently like
Mei-Lin bought a trendy jacket with wide sleeves and bright colours.
Mei-Lin 買了一件時髦的外套，袖子寬大，顏色鮮豔。
trendy + noun describing clothes
The Ximending area has become trendy lately, with new bubble-tea shops and vintage stores opening every month.
西門町一帶近來變得時髦了，每個月都有新的手搖飲料店和古著店開張。
become trendy — neighbourhood gentrification pattern
Noor bought trendy sunglasses at a pop-up store in the mall last Saturday.
Noor 上週六在購物中心的一家快閃店買了一副時髦的太陽眼鏡。
Thiago wears trendy sneakers with chunky soles and bright green laces that his friends always compliment.
Thiago 穿的那雙厚底螢光綠鞋帶的時髦運動鞋，朋友們總是會稱讚。
trendy + noun (sneakers) — specific style features
Aylin only visits the trendiest restaurants, which serve plant-based bowls with roasted vegetables and quinoa.
Aylin 只去城裡最時髦的餐廳，那些餐廳供應烤蔬菜藜麥碗之類的植物性料理。
superlative: the trendiest [noun] — followed by specific menu detail
- trendy restaurant/bar/café
- trendy clothes/fashion
- trendy neighbourhood/area
- trendy among
- become trendy
- get trendy
- fashionable
similar meaning but slightly more formal and lasting; implies following accepted styles rather than the newest thing
- stylish
emphasises an elegant or attractive appearance; less about following trends and more about personal taste
- cool
very informal; suggests social approval and a relaxed, impressive quality
- hip
informal; suggests awareness of the newest and most alternative cultural developments
- unfashionable
not popular or in style at the current time
- old-fashioned
belonging to an earlier time; no longer modern
用法筆記
Can be used before a noun (a trendy café) or after a linking verb (that café is trendy). The comparative form is trendier and the superlative is trendiest.
常見錯誤
2. describes something that becomes popular only because it is new or different, no
跟風的
只為時髦而短暫流行的
describes something that becomes popular only because it is new or different, not because it has real quality — and the popularity usually disappears after a short time
Rafael laughed when the trendy menu changed again, now featuring matcha desserts from an online fad.
Rafael 看到跟風菜單又換了，這次主打從網路上流行起來的抹茶甜點，忍不住笑了出來。
trendy + noun (menu) — changing according to online fads, with named reaction
Fatima was tired of the trendy keto and juice-cleanse diets her colleagues at the office kept recommending every Monday.
Fatima 對辦公室同事們每週一都不斷推薦的生酮飲食和斷食排毒法等跟風減肥法感到厭煩。
trendy + noun (diets) — specific diet names ground the fad
Kwame thought the exhibition of neon abstract paintings was more trendy than genuinely interesting.
Kwame 覺得那個霓虹抽象畫展只是在趕流行，而不是真的有內涵。
more trendy than — comparative with negative implication, specific art type
The startup launched a trendy smart-water bottle that sold well for one season and then disappeared from stores.
那家新創公司推出了一款跟風的智慧水瓶，熱賣一季之後就在商店裡消失了。
trendy + noun (product) — short-lived popularity, named product type
Zainab rolled her eyes at the trendy yoga poses everyone was posting online.
Zainab 看到大家紛紛在網路上貼出那些跟風瑜伽姿勢，忍不住翻了個白眼。
- trendy diet/fitness fad
- trendy theory/idea
- trendy for the sake of being trendy
- merely trendy
- faddish
more direct about the short-lived nature; often disapproving
- superficial
focuses on lack of depth or substance rather than popularity
- fashionable-for-a-minute
an informal phrase emphasising the very brief period of popularity
用法筆記
This sense often carries a slightly disapproving tone. It suggests that something is popular only because it is new or unusual, not because it has genuine quality. Compare with sense 1 (VERY FASHIONABLE), which is neutral or positive.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- trendy restaurant
- trendy clothes
- trendy neighbourhood
- trendy accessories
副詞搭配
- very trendy
- incredibly trendy
- less trendy
- extremely trendy
- merely trendy
常用片語
- trendy for the sake of being trendy
- become trendy
- get trendy
介系詞搭配
- trendy among
- trendy with