chintzy + noun
描述物品质量差或廉价。
They sold chintzy souvenirs at the fair.
他们在集市上出售低廉的纪念品。
劣质的;粗制滥造的;不结实的
极其吝啬的;非常小气的;印花布的或装饰有印花布的;过于吝啬的;小气的;俗丽的;廉价的,俗气的;以印花棉布做成的
of very poor quality; flimsy
印花布的或装饰有印花布的
Of or decorated with chintz.
过于吝啬的;小气的
Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
俗丽的;廉价的,俗气的
Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
This sofa looks chintzy, but it was surprisingly expensive.
这张沙发看起来很廉价,但价格却出奇地贵。
用法提示:chintzy 作形容词作表语,表示“看起来廉价劣质的”。
She returned the chintzy lamp because the paint peeled off after a week.
她退掉了那盏劣质的灯,因为一周后油漆就剥落了。
用法提示:chintzy 作定语修饰 lamp,表示“劣质的”。
I picked the sturdier bag because the chintzier one tore on the first day.
我选了一个更结实的包,因为那个更劣质的包第一天就破了。
用法提示:chintzier 是 chintzy 的比较级,作定语修饰 bag,表示“更劣质的”。
描述物品质量差或廉价。
They sold chintzy souvenirs at the fair.
他们在集市上出售低廉的纪念品。
用作表语,表示某物质量低劣。
The hotel room looked chintzy.
酒店房间看起来很廉价。
表示在某方面吝啬,通常指金钱。
She is chintzy about giving tips.
她给小费很吝啬。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a chintzy.
正确表达This is chintzy.
Chintzy是形容词,不能用作名词。中文学习者可能误以为它是名词,因为很多以-y结尾的词可以是名词。正确的用法是直接作表语,不加冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is chintzy on money.
正确表达He is chintzy with money.
表示‘吝啬’时,chintzy后面常接介词with,而非on。这受到中文‘对...吝啬’的影响,但英语固定搭配是with。
stingy 强调吝啬,chintzy 强调低廉且吝啬,且常指物品质劣。
cheap 指价格低,chintzy 强调低劣质量且吝啬。
chintz 是名词,指印花棉布;chintzy 是形容词,指低廉或吝啬。
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