"fad" in Chinese (Traditional)
時尚(短暫)- 一時的潮流
Definition
Fad 指極短時間內非常流行但很快退潮的事物(如潮流、活動或興趣)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「Fad」多用來形容很快流行又消失的時尚、活動等,含有膚淺或一時興起的感覺。常見於談論網絡潮流、飲食等。不要和「trend(趨勢)」混淆,後者通常持續較久。
Examples
That hairstyle was just a fad last summer.
那個髮型去年夏天只是一種**時尚**。
The toy became a fad among children.
這個玩具成為孩子們之間的一時**潮流**。
Following every new fad can be expensive.
追逐每個新的**時尚**很花錢。
That diet was a total fad—everyone stopped talking about it in a month.
那個飲食法根本就是個**一時的潮流**,一個月後大家都不討論了。
Is this just another weird Internet fad, or is it actually useful?
這又是一個奇怪的網絡**潮流**,還是真的有用?
Back in school, collecting stickers was the big fad.
以前在學校,收藏貼紙曾是一大**時尚**。