自现象级英语
TRADEMARK
1. 英英释义:something that you wear, do, or say that is typical of you
例句:Jeff Bezos’s booming laughter is his trademark.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“trademark”是个名词,它的最基本意思是“商标”,也可以用来表示“特点”“标志”。当我们想表达人和物的特点时,除了想到用 feature,characteristic 外,还可以选择用 trademark。
比如亚马逊 CEO 杰夫·贝佐斯笑起来非常有特点。他极富感染力的高声大笑成了他最知名的标签。我们就可以说:
Jeff Bezos’s booming laughter is his trademark.
trademark 虽然是个名词,但也可以像形容词一样修饰名词,表示“标志性的xx”“招牌式的xx”。这种用法在口语和写作中都非常常见。比如我们想表达“你又来这一套!”“又是这招!”,就可以说:
That’s his/her trademark move/trick!
《经济学人》官方网站上有个博客叫 The Economist Explains,它在介绍自己时就用了 trademark 的这种用法:
Subjects topical and timeless, profound and peculiar, explained with The Economist's trademark clarity and brevity(这段话并不是一个完整的句子,而是名词短语,说明博客的话题特点)
这里的 trademark clarity and brevity 就是说清晰性和简洁性是《经济学人》文风的标志性特点。
《经济学人》的姊妹杂志 1843 在介绍奥地利的招牌蛋糕“沙哈”(sachertorte)时,就用到了 trademark 的两种典型用法:
1) Austria’s trademark dessert was the subject of a seven-year legal battle.
2) It was his son, Eduard, who turned the sachertorte into a national trademark.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
乔布斯经常穿他的招牌黑色高领衫、蓝色牛仔裤和 New Balance 运动鞋。 (重点:高领衫turtleneck,运动鞋 a pair of sneakers)
参考翻译: Steve Jobs always wore his trademark black turtleneck, blue jeans, and a pair of New Balance sneakers.
造句:
例1:Marilyn Monroe's short curly blonde hair was her trademark which went viral in her prime years. 标志性的金色卷发
例2:It was Pingjiang county that originated spicy gluten which has since been turned into a national trademark. 辣条的成名之路
例3: Wong Kar-wai has been the envy of Kong Film film directors. Hiding hehind his trademark sunglasses, the auteur wields considerable clout in the industry. 王家卫的墨镜
个人拓展:
背诵:
trademark, feature, characteristic
That’s his/her trademark move/trick!
Jeff Bezos’s booming laughter is his trademark. (名字带s后加's,注意这个用法)