"starving artist" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 穷困的艺术家

Definition

“穷困的艺术家”指的是因其艺术难以出售而难以维持生计的艺术家。这个短语通常用于形容画家、作家、音乐家等经济上困难的创作者。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，常带幽默或自嘲色彩，强调艺术家经济困难而非真正挨饿。常与 '他是个穷困的艺术家' 连用。只用于创意行业。

Examples

He is a starving artist trying to sell his paintings.

他是一个想卖画的**穷困的艺术家**。

Many famous painters started as starving artists.

许多著名画家最初都是**穷困的艺术家**。

She does not want to be a starving artist, so she has a second job.

她不想成为**穷困的艺术家**，所以有一份兼职工作。

I was living like a starving artist in New York, just scraping by.

我在纽约简直和**穷困的艺术家**一样，勉强糊口。

Not every starving artist becomes famous later—sometimes it just stays tough.

并不是每个**穷困的艺术家**后来都成名——有时生活一直艰难。

"You're a real starving artist," his friends joked when he said he lived on instant noodles.

“你真是个**穷困的艺术家**，”他说靠方便面度日时，朋友们开玩笑地说。