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「Catwalk」不是指走台步!
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「Catwalk」不是指走台步!
Teacher Sammy
Teacher Sammy
October 30, 2018
1 min
昨天看到一則貼文
內容是說因為貓走路的樣子(前腳一前一後呈一直線)和模特兒很像
因此有catwalk這個說法,指走台步
但如果你這麼想就大錯特錯了
catwalk字面上是「貓走路」
又因為裡面有個walk,於是很多人以為它是動詞
事實上walk這個字也有名詞「步道」的意思
比如sidewalk(人行道、skywalk(天空步道)等
catwalk其實指的是模特兒走的伸展台,而不是動詞「走台步」
它原本是指舞台上方狹窄的走道
因為狹窄只能容納一隻貓走過去的距離,因而得名
catwalk一詞在1942年左右成為開始用來指模特兒走的伸展台
現在catwalk也叫runway,不過runway也可以指飛機的跑道
兩者都是名詞,不是動詞

我們來造些句:

The retired supermodel graced the Gucci catwalk last night.
(這位退休的超級名模昨晚大駕光臨Gucci伸展台。)
Many models have experienced the embarrassment of falling down on the catwalk.
(許多模特兒都有在伸展台上跌倒出糗的經驗。)

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