英文中有些口語或文化的東西, 光看字面很難猜到意思
skinny dip 就是很典型的例子
兩個字分開看的話, skinny 在現代指的是瘦到皮包骨的”紙片人”體態
而 dip 是指在液體或醬汁裡快速浸泡一下, 沾取的動作, 比如把洋芋片沾醬料吃
但什麼叫 ”很瘦的沾取”? 這樣解釋當然不通
其實 skinny dip 指的是 ”裸泳”, 也可指裸體泡溫泉
skinny 在這裡的意思是 ”皮膚的”
裸泳因為是皮膚直接和水接觸, 所以叫 skinny dip
skinny dip 是動詞或名詞用法
要指 ”裸泳” 的行為, 用名詞 skinny-dipping
比如:
skinny dip 就是很典型的例子
兩個字分開看的話, skinny 在現代指的是瘦到皮包骨的”紙片人”體態
而 dip 是指在液體或醬汁裡快速浸泡一下, 沾取的動作, 比如把洋芋片沾醬料吃
但什麼叫 ”很瘦的沾取”? 這樣解釋當然不通
其實 skinny dip 指的是 ”裸泳”, 也可指裸體泡溫泉
skinny 在這裡的意思是 ”皮膚的”
裸泳因為是皮膚直接和水接觸, 所以叫 skinny dip
skinny dip 是動詞或名詞用法
要指 ”裸泳” 的行為, 用名詞 skinny-dipping
比如:
Dave and his girlfriend went for a skinny dip in the lake.
Have you ever tried skinny dipping?
They plan to go skinny dipping in France.
Skinny dipping is not allowed at this beach.
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