英文：pure and simple (adj.)
說明：pure and simple 意為「不折不扣，完全是，純粹是」，都用在它所修飾的名詞 (通常為不可數名詞) 之後。它的副詞為 purely and simply，意為「不折不扣，完全地，純粹地」。
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分類: 流行語 – 四畫
手腳不乾淨
英文：have light/sticky fingers (v.)
說明：light-fingered 為形容詞，意為「手腳不乾淨的；有偷竊習慣的」，如 light-fingered children (有偷竊習慣的小孩)。
例句：
- David and his brothers all have light fingers. (大衛和他的兄弟手腳都不乾淨)
- Everyone thinks that the new woman at work has sticky fingers as many things have been stolen recently. (大家都認為辦公室那位新來的女員工手腳不乾淨，因為最近許多東西遭竊)
比闊氣；比排場
英文：keep up with the Joneses (v.)
說明：Jones 是美國很常見的姓氏。”the Joneses” 並非「瓊斯一家人」，而是泛指「左鄰右舍」(the neighbors)。
例句：
- Let’s just move if we can’t afford to live here. We never try to keep up with the Joneses. (如果我們住不起這裡，那就搬家吧。我們絕對不要想比闊氣)
- In this community, keeping up with the Joneses has become an art form. (在本社區，比排場已成為一種藝術形式)
互不相欠
英文：even-steven; even-stevens (adj., adv.)
說明：even-steven 和 even-stevens 分別為美式和英式英語口語，除了「互不相欠」外，它們還意為「機會相等；均等的/均等地 (每人所擁有或提供的數量、金額相等)」。even-steven 和 even-stevens 通常有連字號，但 steven 和 stevens 都是小寫，從不大寫。
例句：
- Give me 100 dollars and we’re even-steven. (給我 100 元，我們就互不相欠了)
- I run into bad luck. But I run into good luck too, so it’s even stevens right now. (我遭遇厄運，但也碰到好運，所以現在打平了)
- They split an inheritance even-steven. (他們平分了遺產)
太瞎了
英文：outrageous (adj.)
說明：舉凡耍白痴、無厘頭、無理取鬧或不按牌理出牌的行徑，都可用「太瞎了」、「好瞎」或「很瞎」來形容，與「很扯」的意思相近。
例句：
- Fiona blames me for causing her divorce. That’s outrageous! (費歐娜責怪我造成她離婚。真是太瞎了！)
- Professor Lee gave his students a test to see if they were outrageous enough. But I think it is he who is most outrageous! (李教授對他的學生進行測驗，想要看看他們是否夠瞎。但我認為最瞎的人就是他！)
- If you’re goofy and even outrageous, you can probably be pushed out from this team. (如果你耍白痴、甚至很瞎，你可能遭到這團隊的排擠)
不敢苟同
英文：respectfully disagree (vi.) (with + 受詞)
說明：respectfully disagree 是一種表示不同意的禮貌性說法。
例句：
- I can teach you three ways to respectfully disagree when you are in conversation with other people. (我可以教你三種在跟別人交談時表示不敢苟同的方法)
- I must respectfully disagree with what you are saying. (我不敢苟同你的說法)
互踢皮球
英文：pass the buck to each other (v.)
說明：pass the buck 意為「推卸責任；推諉責任」。
例句：
- The authorities concerned have passed the buck to each other after the fatal gas explosions in Kaohsiung. (在高雄致命的氣爆發生後，有關當局一直在互踢皮球)
- When the boss was asking who had made the mistake, Jim and Tim began to pass the buck to each other. (當老闆問起誰犯此錯誤時，吉姆和提姆便開始互踢皮球)
公主病
英文：princess syndrome (n.)
說明：根據維基百科，公主病是指一些養尊處優、嬌生慣養、要求獲得公主般待遇但卻沒有當公主條件的女性。公主病可被歸類為一種不成熟型人格障礙。
例句：
- As a parent, you can teach your daughter how to replace the unhealthy princess symptoms with positive attitudes. (身為父母，你可以教你女兒如何以正面的心態取代不健康的公主病)
- According to some research, nurture can tip the scales in deciding whether or not a girl develops what psychologists commonly refer to as “princess syndrome”. (根據一些研究，兒時的教養對於女生會不會有心理學家一般稱為「公主病」的症狀，可能具有決定性的作用)
公仔
英文：action figure (n.)
說明：“action figure” 這個術語是由全球第二大玩具製造商，美國的孩之寶公司 (Hasbro) 於 1964 年首先創造出來的。
例句：
- Norman has collected many different kinds of action figures. (諾曼已收藏許多不同種類的公仔)
- There are several little action figures on my desk. (我的書桌上有幾個小公仔)
反話
英文：backhanded remark (n.)
說明：backhanded 這個形容詞意為「諷刺挖苦的」。除 remark 外，與其固定搭配的名詞還有 compliment。Backhanded compliment (= left-handed compliment) 意為「諷刺挖苦的恭維話」。
例句：
- Joseph is always making a backhanded remark about my girlfriend. (約瑟夫老是說我女朋友的反話)
- Sometimes I could hear Arlene making remarks about her English teacher. (有時我可以聽見艾蓮在說她英文老師的反話)
- I hate to hear anyone paying me a backhanded compliment. (我不喜歡聽到任何人對我說諷刺挖苦的恭維話)