"a poster child" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 典型代表
• 代表人物

Definition

被視為某種特質、事業或情況的典型代表的人；原指宣傳海報上的兒童照片。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用作比喻，既可指正面也可指負面特質（如「懶惰的典型代表」）。偏口語，媒體和對話中常見，不是真正指兒童。

Examples

She is a poster child for hard work and determination.

她是努力和決心的**典型代表**。

He became a poster child for healthy living after losing weight.

他減肥後成了健康生活的**代表人物**。

The city is a poster child for urban development.

這座城市是城市發展的**典型代表**。

After that scandal, the company became a poster child for everything wrong with big business.

那次醜聞後，這家公司成了大企業弊病的**代表人物**。

Mark is basically a poster child for procrastination—he’s always late with his work.

馬克簡直是拖延症的**典型代表**——工作總是遲交。

Tech startups in this city are poster children for innovation these days.

這座城市的科技新創公司如今成了創新的**典型代表**。