fad

Word family nounfaddinessfaddishnessfaddistfadadjectivefaddishfaddy

Related topics: Leisure

fad /fæd/ noun [countableC]

DLFASHIONABLEsomething that people like or do for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time 一时的狂热；时尚，风尚

Interest in organic food is not a fad, it’s here to stay.

对有机食品的兴趣不是一时的风尚，它是长久的喜好。

—faddish adjectiveadj

—faddishness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

fad• They know this is just another fad.• Very trendy new hotel run by Christina Ong, the Met adheres to the current fad for minimalism.• Will upsizing be the next management fad?• It is only in the fashion or fad field that the later comers get badly burned.• This is not simply a passing fad.• Arts education may be the fad du jour.• It could be that old Henry Flagler himself started the fad, back when he started the town.

Origin fad

(1800-1900) Perhaps from fiddle-faddle

单词	fad
释义	fad Word family nounfaddinessfaddishnessfaddistfadadjectivefaddishfaddy Related topics: Leisure fad /fæd/ noun [countableC] DLFASHIONABLEsomething that people like or do for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time 一时的狂热；时尚，风尚 Interest in organic food is not a fad, it’s here to stay. 对有机食品的兴趣不是一时的风尚，它是长久的喜好。 —faddish adjectiveadj —faddishness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus fad• They know this is just another fad.• Very trendy new hotel run by Christina Ong, the Met adheres to the current fad for minimalism.• Will upsizing be the next management fad?• It is only in the fashion or fad field that the later comers get badly burned.• This is not simply a passing fad.• Arts education may be the fad du jour.• It could be that old Henry Flagler himself started the fad, back when he started the town. Origin fad (1800-1900) Perhaps from fiddle-faddle
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