toff

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toff 指有钱且爱打扮的人,常带贬义,形容那些炫耀财富或社会地位的人。

用法要点

语域说明

toff 是英式英语中的非正式词汇,常用于口语或非正式写作,带有轻微贬义或幽默色彩,指那些自视甚高、炫耀财富的人。

• He's such a toff.
• Those toffs at the club.

句型搭配

toff 通常用作可数名词,前面可加冠词或形容词修饰,常见于描述性句子中,强调其社会阶层或行为特征。

• a real toff
• the toffs in London
• acting like a toff

介词用法

toff 常与介词 of 连用,表示所属群体或特征,也可与 among 搭配,指在特定人群中的这类人。

• a toff of the old school
• toffs among the elite

基础例句

He always wears expensive suits and acts like a real toff.

他总是穿着昂贵的西装,表现得像个真正的花花公子。

Those toffs at the club look down on everyone else.

俱乐部里那些有钱人看不起其他人。

She married a toff from a wealthy family last year.

她去年嫁给了一个来自富裕家庭的有钱人。

高级例句

In Victorian literature, toffs are often portrayed as arrogant and out of touch with common people.

在维多利亚时代的文学中,花花公子常被描绘成傲慢且与普通人脱节的形象。

The economic report highlighted the spending habits of toffs in luxury markets.

这份经济报告强调了有钱人在奢侈品市场的消费习惯。

Sociologists study how toffs maintain their social status through exclusive networks.

社会学家研究花花公子如何通过排他性网络维持其社会地位。

高频搭配

adjective

realoldyoungtypicalposhwealthy

verb

act likedress likebehave likelook likesound like

noun

toffs and snobstoffs in suitstoffs at the partytoffs from Oxford

phrase

a bit of a tofftoffs and commonerstoffs on holidaytoffs in the city

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is a toff man.
✓ 正确:He is a toff.

toff 本身是名词,直接表示“花花公子”或“有钱人”,不需要再加 man 修饰。正确用法是直接使用 toff 作为名词。

❌ 错误:She looks very toff.
✓ 正确:She looks like a toff.

toff 是名词,不是形容词。描述某人像花花公子时,应使用 look like a toff 的结构,而不是用 very 修饰。

近义词辨析

dandy

dandy 更强调爱打扮和时尚,可能中性或略带褒义,而 toff 更侧重财富和社会地位,常带贬义。

He's a dandy who always follows the latest trends, not just a toff showing off money.

snob

snob 指势利眼,看不起社会地位低的人,而 toff 更泛指有钱爱炫耀的人,可能但不一定势利。

A snob might ignore others, but a toff might just flaunt wealth without being rude.