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。
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