這個問題的答案, 其實要看指的是哪種 ”改頭換面” 如果是指外型的徹底改變, 是用 make-over (=makeover) 這個字 它是名詞, 放在句子裡使用時要說 have a make-over 比如:
Rachel had a make-over for the Christmas party.
若是幫人做造型改變, 則是用 give 這個動詞 比如:
The stylist gave the woman a make-over. Now she looks twenty years younger.
這個字也可以用在指東西或物品的大變身 像有些老舊大樓也會在外觀上做大翻修 就可以說:
The century-old city hall just had a make-over.
但中文裡的 ”改頭換面”, 有時指的是一個人在性格或行為上的大轉變 這時就不能用 make-over 而要用動詞 reinvent ( re+invent = 重新發明) [ˋri ɪnˋvɛnt] 它用搭配反身代名詞 (myself, himself, herself…) 使用 例如: After the breakup (分手), Paul has really reinvented himself. 那是否可以簡單地說: He has really turned/changed into a different person. 或 He has really become a different person. 呢? 注意, reinvent 都是用在好的轉變, 而且是自發性的 講一個人 ”變成完全不同的人”, 通常是指變得不好, 而且是因為外在環境的因素造成 比如遭遇重大事件, 挫折等 要說明是變好的話, 就會再講清楚一點, 比如: He has really turned into a better man/person. He has really improved himself. / He has really grown.
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