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"yuppie" in Chinese (Traditional)

雅痞

Definition

「雅痞」是指居住在城市中的年輕專業人士,通常有高薪工作,生活方式時尚、現代。這原本形容在商業、金融領域工作的年輕人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「雅痞」是非正式用語,偶爾有負面涵義,形容某人追求物質或地位。八○年代很流行,現今較少用但大家仍然懂。通常指城市年輕專業人士。

Examples

He works in finance and is a typical yuppie.

他在金融界工作,是個典型的**雅痞**。

Many yuppies live in expensive city apartments.

許多**雅痞**住在昂貴的市中心公寓內。

She became a yuppie after getting a high-paying job.

她找到高薪工作後成為**雅痞**。

He buys designer clothes and drinks fancy coffee—total yuppie style.

他買名牌衣服,喝精品咖啡——完全是**雅痞**風格。

Back in the '80s, every young banker wanted to be a yuppie.

在八○年代,每個年輕銀行家都想成為**雅痞**。

Don't call him a yuppie—he hates that label!

別叫他**雅痞**——他很討厭這個稱呼!