twink
twink — 名詞
- twinksingular
- twinksplural
1. in gay slang, a man who is youthful and slender in build, often with little body
年輕男同志
年輕、纖瘦的男同性戀者
in gay slang, a man who is youthful and slender in build, often with little body hair — a term that describes a recognisable physical type within the community.
The dating app showed him profiles of many young twinks looking for friendship.
約會軟體上出現許多年輕男同志的檔案，他們想交朋友。
countable noun: a young twink
Lien corrected her friend when he used 'twink' without understanding its cultural meaning.
Lien 糾正了她的朋友，因為他不了解 twink 的文化含義就隨便使用這個詞。
At the pride parade, a group of twinks in bright costumes danced at the front.
在同志遊行上，一群穿著鮮豔服裝的年輕男同志在前面跳舞。
Chidi explained that the word 'twink' can feel limiting because it labels people by appearance.
Chidi 解釋說，twink 這個詞可能會讓人覺得被貼上外貌標籤而感到限制。
Noor noticed that the character in the show was clearly written as a twink stereotype.
Noor 發現影集裡那個角色很明顯是按照年輕男同志的刻板印象來寫的。
- young gay man
neutral, descriptive phrase without subcultural baggage
文法句型
a + twink
用法筆記
Common within gay communities but can be considered reductive or stereotypical when used about a real person without their consent. Not all slim young gay men identify with or accept this label.
常見錯誤
twink — 動詞
- twinkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twinks3rd person singular
- twinking-ing form
- twinkedpast simple
1. to shine with a quick, small, flashing light — used of stars, distant lights, or
閃爍；發光
發出短暫細微的光
to shine with a quick, small, flashing light — used of stars, distant lights, or tiny bright objects in literary writing.
The stars twink in the cold winter sky above the frozen lake.
星星在結冰的湖面上方寒冷的冬夜天空中閃爍。
intransitive: stars + twink + prepositional phrase
A single firefly twinked briefly in the dark garden before vanishing.
一隻螢火蟲在黑暗的花園裡短暫閃了一下光，然後就消失了。
Far out at sea, the light from the lighthouse twinked every few seconds.
遠方海上，燈塔的光芒每隔幾秒鐘就閃爍一次。
The diamond on her ring twinked under the restaurant's candlelight.
她戒指上的鑽石在餐廳的燭光下閃爍著光芒。
文法句型
twink + (adverb)
用法筆記
This sense is largely archaic or literary; 'twinkle' is the far more common modern equivalent. You may encounter 'twink' in older poetry or deliberately stylised prose.
常見錯誤
2. to hit or beat someone hard as a punishment, usually with a stick or strap — a v
鞭打；痛打
用棍棒或皮帶毆打（古語）
to hit or beat someone hard as a punishment, usually with a stick or strap — a very old, mostly dialectal meaning.
In the old story, the farmer threatened to twink the boy who stole the apples.
在古老的故事裡，農夫威脅要鞭打偷蘋果的男孩。
archaic transitive verb: twink + direct object (person)
The schoolmaster would twink any student caught misbehaving during lessons.
那位校長會鞭打任何在課堂上搗蛋的學生。
Grandmother recalled how her father used to twink the children with a leather strap.
祖母回憶起她父親從前常用皮帶鞭打孩子們。
A 1790 village record says a farmer swore to twink a poacher on his land.
一份 1790 年的村莊紀錄記載，一名農夫發誓要鞭打在他土地上偷獵的人。
文法句型
twink + object
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. You may find this sense in historical novels or dialect literature from parts of England. Do not use it in contemporary speech — readers will almost certainly misunderstand you.