這是發生在學生身上的真實笑話
有天這名學生和之前寄宿家庭的媽媽通話
媽媽：I made some killer lemon potatoes!
學生：The potatoes are very sour?
媽媽：No, silly! “Killer” just means it’s very good.
的確，在英文裡也有這種說反話的例子
像我們熟知的 mean (惡毒的；兇惡的) 和 sick (生病的) 都反而是「很好、很棒」的意思
尤其是在近代的英文口語中
不過要注意的是，killer 同時有形容詞和名詞的用法
例如：
有天這名學生和之前寄宿家庭的媽媽通話
媽媽：I made some killer lemon potatoes!
學生：The potatoes are very sour?
媽媽：No, silly! “Killer” just means it’s very good.
的確，在英文裡也有這種說反話的例子
像我們熟知的 mean (惡毒的；兇惡的) 和 sick (生病的) 都反而是「很好、很棒」的意思
尤其是在近代的英文口語中
不過要注意的是，killer 同時有形容詞和名詞的用法
例如：
His new album is mean/sick! = His new album is a killer!
(他的新專輯炫爆了！)
Your impression of President Obama is mean/sick!
= Your impression of President Obama is a killer!
(你模仿歐巴馬真的很像！)
She knows how to make a mean/sick/killer apple martini.
(她調的蘋果馬丁尼真的很好喝。)
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