trophy
trophy — 形容詞
1. describing a person or thing that someone acquires or displays mainly to show th
炫耀性的
用來炫耀財富或地位
describing a person or thing that someone acquires or displays mainly to show their wealth, success, or high social position rather than for practical or personal reasons.
Luca drove up in a sports car, a classic trophy purchase that impressed his neighbours.
Luca 開著跑車到場，那是個典型的炫耀性消費，讓鄰居們印象深刻。
attributive: trophy + noun for status possessions
Yael felt uncomfortable being introduced as a trophy girlfriend at the company party.
Yael 在公司派對上被介紹為炫耀女友，讓她很不自在。
common phrase: trophy wife / trophy girlfriend / trophy husband
The couple bought a huge mansion, treating it like a trophy home to show off their wealth.
那對夫婦買了一棟豪宅，把它當成炫耀財富的 trophy home。
Some celebrities marry much younger partners, whom the media often call trophy spouses.
有些名人與比自己年輕很多的對象結婚，媒體常稱他們為炫耀配偶。
Vinícius refused to be seen as a trophy boyfriend and wanted his own career to matter.
Vinícius 拒絕被當成炫耀男友，他希望自己的事業也能受到重視。
- prestige
focuses on the honour or status something brings, but used more broadly (a prestige project, not a prestige wife)
- ornamental
emphasises being decorative rather than useful, but lacks the social-status meaning
文法句型
trophy + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). Never used in comparative or superlative forms, and cannot stand alone as a predicate adjective.
常見錯誤
trophy — 名詞
1. a decorative object — often a cup, bowl, or small figure on a base — that is pre
獎盃
比賽或競賽中頒發的獎品
a decorative object — often a cup, bowl, or small figure on a base — that is presented as a prize to the person or team that wins a competition, race, or contest.
Jenna held the gold trophy above her head as her teammates cheered.
Jenna 高舉金獎盃，隊友們在一旁歡呼。
typical action: hold / lift / raise a trophy
Rohan's name was engraved on the silver trophy he won at the swimming finals.
Rohan 的名字刻在他於游泳決賽中贏得的銀獎盃上。
collocation: win a trophy
The small wooden trophy sat on the librarian's shelf, a prize from the annual book quiz.
那個小木獎盃放在圖書館員的書架上，是年度益智問答比賽的獎品。
Feng carefully polished the bronze trophy until it shone under the hall lights.
Feng 仔細擦拭青銅獎盃，直到它在禮堂燈光下閃閃發亮。
The championship trophy travels from school to school each year to the winning team.
冠軍獎盃每年輾轉到奪冠的學校，由獲勝隊伍保管一年。
- consolation prize
given to those who do not win, to soften the disappointment
用法筆記
Competition trophies are often designed to be passed on: the winner keeps it for a year and then returns it so it can be awarded to the next winner.
常見錯誤
2. an object taken or kept as a personal reminder of a success, especially somethin
戰利品
狩獵或戰爭中取得的紀念品
an object taken or kept as a personal reminder of a success, especially something obtained from hunting (such as an animal's head, skin, or horns) or from war (such as a captured weapon, flag, or piece of equipment).
Baraka kept the lion's claw as a trophy from his first big hunt on the savannah.
Baraka 保留獅爪作為他首次在草原上大型狩獵的戰利品。
common context: hunting trophy; animal parts kept as mementos
The old officer displayed a captured enemy flag as a war trophy in his study.
那位老軍官在書房裡展示一面繳獲的敵旗，當作戰爭戰利品。
common context: war trophy / captured object
Linh's grandfather showed her a metal helmet he had taken as a trophy during the conflict.
Linh 的祖父給她看一頂金屬頭盔，那是他在戰爭期間拿來當作戰利品的。
Some hunters mount deer heads on their walls and treat them as personal trophies.
有些獵人把鹿頭掛在牆上，當作個人戰利品展示。
The museum returned the ceremonial sword after learning it had been taken as a war trophy.
博物館歸還了那把儀式用劍，因為得知它當年是作為戰利品被拿走的。