其貌不扬的人 eye broccoli
<p> 我们原来介绍过<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>这个词，说的是颇具吸引力的养眼美女。那如果是其貌不扬、长相平庸的人英语要怎么表达呢？现在英语里有对应的词了，这就是<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Eye">Eye</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unattractive">unattractive</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="antithesis">antithesis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visually">visually</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="Spy">Spy</span>)</p><p> <span word="Eye">Eye</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>指长相普通，没什么姿色的人。这个词是<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>的反义词，<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>一词最早出现于20世纪80年代，指外表很有吸引力的人或者用于吸引大众注意的特殊效果。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Barney">Barney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>.</p><p> <span word="Eye">Eye</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>’这个说法最早出现在美剧《老爸老妈浪漫史》中，<span word="Barney">Barney</span>用这个词形容<span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>的秘书。</p><p> <span word="Barney">Barney</span>: <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>?</p><p> 那个丑女是谁啊？</p><p> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>: <span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Iris">Iris</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p> 喂，那是<span word="Iris">Iris</span>，人家是我的新助手。她的确是其貌不扬，不过我都结婚了，这样不是挺好的么。</p>
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