gaudy
gaudy — 形容詞
1. having colours or decorations that are too bright, strong, or full of detail, ma
俗豔的
顏色過亮或裝飾過多，顯得廉價沒品味
having colours or decorations that are too bright, strong, or full of detail, making something look cheap or as if the person who chose them has no sense of good taste
Padma thought the gold wallpaper was far too gaudy for a doctor's waiting room.
Padma 覺得那金色壁紙對一間診所的候診室來說實在太過俗豔了。
gaudy + [object noun] — something is too gaudy for a place
The wedding invitations looked gaudy with too much glitter and giant red roses.
那張結婚邀請卡用了太多亮粉和巨大的紅玫瑰，顯得俗豔。
Mert's gaudy tie, covered in bright pink flamingos, made the whole office laugh.
Mert 那條佈滿亮粉紅鶴圖案的俗豔領帶，讓整間辦公室都笑了出來。
Gabriela removed the gaudy plastic flowers and put a white orchid on the table.
Gabriela 把那些俗豔的塑膠花拿掉，改在桌上放了一朵白色蘭花。
Critics called the hotel design gaudy, comparing it to a casino in Las Vegas.
評論家說那家飯店的新設計很俗豔，把它比作拉斯維加斯的賭場。
- garish
stronger focus on harsh, unpleasantly bright colours; gaudy can also describe too much decoration
- flashy
less negative than gaudy; can imply deliberately attracting attention in a confident way
- tawdry
combines showiness with poor quality or cheap materials; gaudy items may be expensive
- ostentatious
more formal; describes showy displays meant to impress others with wealth or status
用法筆記
Gaudy can describe anything eye-catching in a way that is considered bad taste — from bright colours (gaudy curtains) to over-decorated objects (gaudy jewellery) or showy behaviour (a gaudy display of wealth). More formal alternatives include 'ostentatious' and 'tasteless'.
常見錯誤
❌ 'She wore a gaudy diamond necklace that was very expensive.' — The sentence is correct in form, but note that gaudy can apply to expensive items that look cheap, not only to cheap things.
gaudy — 名詞
1. a formal dinner held once a year for former students of a college, especially at
校宴
英國大學的年度校友正式晚宴
a formal dinner held once a year for former students of a college, especially at older British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge
Asher booked his train tickets early so he would not miss the college gaudy in October.
Asher 早早訂好了火車票，才不會錯過十月份的學院校宴。
the + college + gaudy — naming the specific event
Soraya's father had worn the same university scarf to every gaudy for thirty years.
Soraya 的父親三十年來都戴著同一條大學圍巾出席每一場校宴。
every + gaudy — annual recurrence
The gaudy brought together graduates from five different decades under one roof.
那場校宴匯集了橫跨五個不同年代的畢業生齊聚一堂。
Ada had never been to a college gaudy and asked her friends what to wear.
Ada 從未參加過學院校宴，便問朋友們該穿什麼衣服。
- reunion dinner
more general term for any gathering of former members of a group
- alumni dinner
neutral term for a formal meal for former students
文法句型
the + college + gaudy
attend a gaudy
用法筆記
This noun is restricted to British university tradition, particularly at Oxford and Cambridge. Outside this context the word is almost never used as a noun. When capitalised (the Gaudy), it may refer to a specific named event at a particular college.