"hokey" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 做作的
• 虛假的
• 過於老套的

Definition

當某事被稱為 'hokey'，意思是它顯得做作、虛假、過於感傷或不夠真誠，通常還帶點過時或尷尬的感覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式並帶點批評語氣的詞。常描述電影、演講、佈置或行為看似感人卻過於造作、不真誠。比 'tacky' 或 'cheesy' 溫和一點，常見搭配有 'sounds hokey', 'a bit hokey'。

Examples

The movie's ending was really hokey.

這部電影的結局真的很**做作的**。

That love letter sounds kind of hokey.

那封情書聽起來有點**做作的**。

The decorations looked a little hokey to me.

那些裝飾對我來說有點**過於老套的**。

His speech about following your dreams was inspiring but a bit hokey.

他講跟隨夢想的演說很激勵人，但有點**做作的**。

I know it sounds hokey, but I really believe everything happens for a reason.

我知道這聽起來很**做作的**，但我真的相信萬事皆有因。

Some of the songs on the album are a little hokey, but others are great.

專輯裡有些歌有點**做作的**，但其他的很好聽。