原意是指身為慈善團體所贊助對象之一而出現在募捐海報中的孩童,也稱為poster boy/girl,後來這種用法逐漸引申到其它領域,意思擴展為“典型代表”。
典型代表(poster child)
Knowledge BaseWord of the Day
poster /ˈpoʊstər/
n. 海報,招貼畫;大幅裝飾畫;發帖人,跟帖人
v. 張貼海報
【名】(Poster)(英)波斯特(人名)
Expression of the Day
poster child 典型代表、模範人物
poster child for all endangered species 保護瀕危物種的代言人
Related Expressions
poster design 海報設計
film poster 電影海報
conference poster 會議海報
poster site 海報位
street poster 街頭招貼
roadside poster 路邊廣告牌
timetable poster 張貼式列車時刻表
Knowledge Extension
Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling. (from New York Press New by Jessie Yeung)
Zidane has become the poster child for a whole generation of French-born youths of North African extraction. 齊達内已成為法國出生、北非血統的一整代青年的榜樣。
Lily could be the poster child for a classic Silicon Valley startup. 百合可以成為經典矽谷創業的典範。
Up to now, the polar bear has been the poster child for climate change. 到現在,北極熊一直是針對氣候變化問題的典型代表。
However, it came into this area first and became the poster child of Chinese new resource car. 不過它是最早進入這一領域的,如今已經成為中國新能源汽車的“典型代表”。
He was a living poster child for the evil potential of inherited wealth(他就是受到繼承财産負面影響的活生生例子)。
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