flashiness

grammar · medium

易错句子She was impressed by a flashiness of his new car.

正确表达She was impressed by the flashiness of his new car.

flashiness 是不可数的抽象名词，泛指这种性质时前面不加不定冠词 a；表示“某物的浮华”要用 the flashiness of... 这一结构。

grammar · medium

易错句子The design of the phone is very flashiness.

正确表达The design of the phone is very flashy.

very 后面作表语修饰主语需要形容词，所以用 flashy；flashiness 是名词，不能受 very 修饰，也不能单独作表语。

grammar · medium

易错句子The flashiness of the camera lit up the whole room.

正确表达The flash of the camera lit up the whole room.

汉语的“闪光”对应英语名词 flash（光的一闪）；flashiness 指“浮华、炫耀”这种性质，不能用来表示灯光或相机的闪光。