cheesy

英 ['tʃiːzi] 美 ['tʃiːzi]

adj.干酪质的；劣质的；庸俗的；不值钱的

◉Etymology

“Cheesy” 这个词的最初意义是指奶酪的味道或气味。奶酪在某些情况下可能会散发出一种刺鼻或不愉快的气味，因此人们开始用 “cheesy” 这个词来形容这种感觉。随着时间的推移，这个词的用法逐渐扩展，不再局限于奶酪，而是用来形容任何令人反感或不愉快的东西。

在俚语中，“cheesy” 开始被用来形容那些廉价、低质量或过度矫揉造作的事物。例如，一些廉价的商业广告、肤浅的情节或流行文化中的低俗元素都可能被形容为 “cheesy”。此外，当用来形容人的时候，这个词通常表示那些不真诚、虚伪或试图博取好感而显得拙劣的人。

◉外刊例句

① The movie was criticized for its cheesy use of clichéd plots, leaving the audience feeling somewhat impatient.

这部电影被批评为过度使用了一些老套的情节，让观众感到有些不耐烦。

——《卫报》 - 2023年5月

② The lyrics of this song are too shallow, sounding a bit cheesy.

这首歌的歌词太肤浅了，听起来有点俗气。

——《纽约时报》 - 2023年8月

③ His overly enthusiastic smile feels somewhat unnatural, a bit cheesy.

他那种过度热情的笑容让人觉得有些不自然，有点儿做作。

——CNN - 2023年11月

◉Usage note

Use the word cheesy to describe something that's cheap or badly made. You might hope your fake Rolex watch will impress your friends, but they're bound to see how cheesy it is.

A really horrible motel room, with shag carpeting and strange art on the walls, can be described as cheesy, and so can a badly-written, sloppily made television movie. Cheesy is a great informal way to talk about shoddy or slightly unpleasant things. It comes from late 1800's United States university student slang, which also included the term cheese, which meant "ignorant, stupid person."

◉Colins

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有干酪味的 Cheesy food is food that tastes or smells of cheese. [usu ADJ n]

..cheesy biscuits...

芝士饼干

The sauce was too runny and not cheesy enough.

酱汁太稀，奶酪味不足。

2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]廉价的；劣质的；虚伪的 If you describe something as cheesy, you mean that it is cheap, unpleasant, or insincere. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式]

...a cheesy Baghdad hotel...

巴格达的廉价旅馆

The King's Road was getting increasingly cheesy...

国王路越来越俗气了。

Politicians persist in imagining that 'the people' warm to their cheesy slogans.

政客们还在想象着“人民”对他们的空洞口号会越来越感兴趣呢。