Word · Frequency #35279
fop
/fɒp/
noun
花花公子；纨绔子弟；爱打扮的男人
a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
- 1.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
过分注重衣着和外表的男子
过分注重衣着和外表的男子；自高自大的人；花花公子
In use
The guests at the ball whispered about the young fop who wore a velvet coat and carried a cane purely for show.
In the novel, the fop spent hours arranging his cravat and criticized others for their lack of style.
Despite his intelligence, he was dismissed as a mere fop because of his obsession with designer labels.
be a fop
描述一个人注重外表。
He is a fop who spends hours on his grooming.
他是一个花花公子，花费数小时打理自己。
dress like a fop
He dresses like a fop in velvet and lace.
他穿着天鹅绒和蕾丝，穿得像花花公子。
call someone a fop
They called him a fop for his elaborate attire.
他们因为他华丽的服饰而称他为花花公子。
Common mistakes
He is fop.He is a fop.
汉语中没有冠词，学习者常漏掉不定冠词 "a"，但英语中可数名词单数前需要冠词。
He is very fop.He is very foppish.
误将名词 "fop" 当作形容词使用，正确形式是形容词 "foppish"，表示“像花花公子的”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于贬义，指过分注重外表和服饰的男子。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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