chic
基本释义
[noun] stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind
[名词] （通常指某种特定类型的）时髦且优雅
深入解读
Chic 是一个很容易让人联想起熟词 chicken 和 chick 的单词，该词源自法语 chic （时髦，原指“灵巧”），于1856年进入英语后也是用作名词表示“时髦、时尚、流行样式”，通常指某种与时尚生活方式、意识形态或追求相关的独特着装格调或举止，也可以指妇女及其衣着的“漂亮、雅致”，强调衣着或举止优雅、成熟，比如：
- 学院风的短暂浪潮
the transient tides of academic chic - 一位衣着讲究、具有绝对法国式优雅神态的女士说她遭到了钝器袭击。
A perfectly dressed woman with an air of chic that was unmistakably French said she had been hit with a blunt instrument.
等到了1879年后， chic 开始很自然地用作形容词指“时髦的”以及“漂亮的、雅致的”，虽然有时候也用其简单泛指时下流行的或衣着光鲜的，但本质上来说，相对于风格的前沿性而言， chic 更强调风格的有效性，即意味着运用了某种技能或技巧并取得了不俗的效果，比如：
时髦的女人擅长使时尚与自己的个性相适应。
The woman who is chic excels at adapting fashion to her own personality.
我们喜欢这家时髦餐厅的饭菜，但价格高得有点儿离谱了。
We enjoyed our meal at the chic restaurant, but the bill was a bit steep.
最后值得注意的是， chic 一词读作[ʃiːk]，不要照着 chicken 或 chick 而将其误读成[tʃiːk].
好书例句
She had a chic way of tossing her head to one side, and holding her arms as if for action — not listlessly.
她那把头甩向一侧，摆好双臂像是要做动作的姿势非常潇洒，显得精神十足。
出自美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛（Theodore Dreiser）创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》（Sister Carrie）。
外刊例句
- Style is supposedly for ever. But the garments needed to conjure up eternal chic are spending less time on shop racks and in homes than ever before.
人们一般认为风格是永恒的。但是，打造永恒风格所需的服装在货架和人们家中停留的时间比以往都更短了。
——《经济学人》 - Now Chinese chic has become Hollywood’s latest mania. Ang Lee is an Oscar front runner for his first studio film, Sense and Sensibility.
好莱坞最近流行中国热，李安第一次替制片公司拍的《理智与情感》，就让他成为奥斯卡奖的热门人选。
——《时代周刊》
常见短语
chic 是一个形容词，表示时髦的、优雅的、别致的。它用来描述风格、外表或行为方面的时尚和优雅。以下是关于 “chic” 的短语：
时尚风格：
- Chic fashion: 时尚风格
- Effortlessly chic: 不费力的时尚
- Casual chic: 休闲时尚
- Parisian chic: 巴黎时尚
- Retro chic: 复古时尚
- Boho chic: 波希米亚时尚
- Sophisticated chic: 精致时尚
- Minimalist chic: 极简主义时尚
- Street chic: 街头时尚
- Classic chic: 经典时尚
外表和形象：
- Effortlessly chic look: 轻松时髦的形象
- Chic hairstyle: 时髦发型
- Chic makeup: 时髦妆容
- Chic accessories: 时尚配饰
- Chic outfit: 时髦服装
- Chic appearance: 时髦外表
- Chic style: 时尚风格
- Chic and stylish: 时髦而有风格的
- Effortlessly chic attire: 轻松时髦的服装
- Chic and sophisticated look: 时髦而精致的形象
行为和态度：
- Chic demeanor: 时髦的举止
- Positively chic: 正能量的时髦态度
- Confidently chic: 自信时尚
- Chic and graceful: 时髦而优雅
- Effortlessly chic attitude: 轻松时髦的态度
- Chic and polished: 时髦而完美
- Chic and confident walk: 时髦而自信的走路方式
- Chic and charming: 时髦而迷人
- Chic and trendy: 时髦且潮流
- Elegant and chic: 优雅时髦
同近义词
smart: (of a person or place) fashionable and upscale
stylish: fashionably elegant and sophisticated
modish: conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable
