a hand-me-down from sb
用单数形式说明某件物品是从谁那里传下来的。
This bicycle is a hand-me-down from my older brother.
这辆自行车是我哥哥传下来给我的。
转给别人用的物品。
常指衣物等旧物
转给别人用的物品。
An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
I love wearing this hand-me-down from my older sister because it has a vintage style.
我喜欢穿这件从我姐姐那里传下来的衣服，因为它有复古风格。
用法提示：这里“hand-me-down”作名词，指从他人那里传下来的物品，尤其指衣物。
Most of my childhood clothes were hand-me-downs from cousins.
我童年的大部分衣服都是从表亲那里传下来的。
用法提示：“hand-me-downs”是复数形式，指多件传下来的衣物。
She refused to wear any hand-me-down and insisted on new clothes.
她拒绝穿任何别人传下来的衣服，坚持要新衣服。
用法提示：“hand-me-down”作名词，泛指任何传下来的物品，这里特指衣物。
用单数形式说明某件物品是从谁那里传下来的。
This bicycle is a hand-me-down from my older brother.
这辆自行车是我哥哥传下来给我的。
作定语放在名词前时，通常保留连字符。
She grew up wearing hand-me-down clothes.
她从小穿的都是别人传下来的衣服。
复数形式常泛指多件传下来的物品。
As the youngest child, I got a lot of hand-me-downs.
作为最小的孩子，我得到了很多别人传下来的旧东西。
grammar · medium
易错句子I often wear hand-me-down from my cousin.
正确表达I often wear hand-me-downs from my cousin.
hand-me-down 是可数名词，泛指多件传下来的衣物时要用复数 hand-me-downs；汉语名词不显示复数，容易漏掉词尾的 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a hand-me-down of my older brother.
正确表达This is a hand-me-down from my older brother.
表示某件物品由谁传下来时，来源要用介词 from，不能用 of；这是受汉语“我哥哥的”结构影响而产生的介词误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子My sister hand-me-downed her coat to me.
正确表达My sister handed down her coat to me.
hand-me-down 只能作名词，不能直接当动词用；表示“把某物传下去”应使用动词短语 hand down，过去式为 handed down。
heirloom 指有情感或金钱价值的传家宝，而 hand-me-down 通常指别人用过的普通旧物，尤其是衣物。
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