单词详解 | bandwagon

bandwagon
音标
英音/ ˈbændwæɡən / 美音/ ˈbændwæɡən /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
It reads: “It is hoped the case will set a marker to dissuade other defendants from jumping on the Horizon-bashing bandwagon.”
上面写道:“希望此案能够树立一个标志,阻止其他被告加入攻击地平线的行列。”
BBC

He accused most of them of hopping on a “bandwagon” of complaints in the hope of striking it rich.
他指责他们中的大多数人搭上了抱怨的“潮流”,希望借此致富。
Washington Times

Most Spurs supporters are still very much aboard that Postecoglou bandwagon despite its breakdowns.
尽管波斯特科格鲁的潮流已经崩溃,但大多数热刺球迷仍然非常喜欢它。
BBC

基本释意
noun
a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
流行,时尚,潮流;乐队花车;(尤指政客追赶的)浪头

同义词
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短释义
Originally, a bandwagon was a large wagon that did indeed carry a band. Now it’s an idea — people jump on the bandwagon when they hop on a trend. This word can be negative because it’s what people do only because it’s trendy. Longtime fans of the Boston Red Sox may resent new fans who like the team because it’s become the “in thing” to do; the old fans would accuse them of jumping on the bandwagon.
跟风是一种很酷的趋势,每个人都想加入其中。如果你开始在头上戴一个花盆,就像其他人一样,那么你就已经加入了奇怪的时尚潮流。

长释义
Originally, a bandwagon was a large wagon that did indeed carry a band. Now it’s an idea — people jump on the bandwagon when they hop on a trend. This word can be negative because it’s what people do only because it’s trendy. Longtime fans of the Boston Red Sox may resent new fans who like the team because it’s become the “in thing” to do; the old fans would accuse them of jumping on the bandwagon.
最初,乐队是一辆确实载有乐队的大型马车。现在,这是一个想法——当人们追随潮流时,他们就会跟上潮流。这个词可能是负面的,因为人们这样做只是因为它很流行。波士顿红袜队的老球迷可能会怨恨喜欢这支球队的新球迷,因为这已经成为“流行的事情”;老粉丝会指责他们跟风。

文学例句
“Look, Cap’s president. We’re stuck with that. But there’s still time to puncture the tires of this bandwagon before the Halloween dance ratchets him up to icon status.”
“看,卡普的总裁。我们被困住了。但在万圣节舞蹈让他成为偶像之前,还有时间刺穿这股潮流的轮胎。”
Schooled by Gordon Korman

You can hop on the cyberpunk bandwagon and coast for a long, long time.
你可以搭上赛博朋克的潮流,并享受很长一段时间。
The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude

Should he jump on the bandwagon of advancement to the stars, hoping to catch the imagination of the voters by it?
他是否应该搭上明星晋升的潮流,希望借此激发选民的想象力?
Progress Report by Apostolides, Alex

词源
bandwagon (n.)also band-wagon, 1849, American English, from band (n.2) + wagon, originally a large wagon used to carry the band in a circus procession; as these also figured in celebrations of successful political campaigns, being on the bandwagon came to mean “attaching oneself to anything that looks likely to succeed,” a usage attested by 1899 in writings of Theodore Roosevelt.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
bandwagon (n.) 亦称 band-wagon,1849 年,美式英语,源自 band (n.2) + wagon,最初是用于在马戏团游行中运载乐队的大型马车;由于这些也出现在庆祝成功的政治竞选活动中,因此成为潮流意味着“将自己奉献给任何看起来可能成功的事情”,这一用法在 1899 年西奥多·罗斯福的著作中得到了证实。相关条目及更多


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