fop
fop — noun
- fopsingular
- fopsplural
1. a man who pays too much attention to his appearance and wears very fancy or deco
a man who pays too much attention to his appearance and wears very fancy or decorative clothes, especially in historical settings where such behaviour was seen as foolish
At the royal court, the fop Sir Aarav adjusted his silk cravat every few minutes.
fop in historical court setting
Eitan's grandmother recalled a fop in her village who owned forty different walking canes.
Critics called the playwright's hero a shallow fop who cared only about his coat.
The portrait showed a fop in velvet, with lace cuffs, powdered hair, and a patch.
- slob
someone who is messy and does not care about appearance at all; informal
用法筆記
This word is considered old-fashioned in modern English. It appears most often in historical fiction, period dramas, and literary analysis. The synonym 'dandy' is more common in present-day usage.
常見錯誤
fop — verb
- foppresent simple I / you / we / they
- fops3rd person singular
- fopping-ing form
- foppedpast simple
1. to trick or cheat someone, especially by giving them something false in exchange
to trick or cheat someone, especially by giving them something false in exchange for their money or trust
In that old play, the villain fops the young hero out of his family fortune.
archaic transitive pattern: fop + someone + out of + something
Historians found a letter in which a con artist fops a baron with false promises.
The false priest fops the villagers by selling them bottles of coloured water.
A 17th-century pamphlet warns how con artists fop farmers out of their land.
- enlighten
to give someone true information so they are not deceived
文法句型
fop + someone
fop + someone + out of + something
fop + someone + with + something
用法筆記
This verb is archaic and no longer used in modern English. It appears only in historical texts, old plays, and literary works from earlier centuries.