Artsy 是 arty 的变种,而 arty 已经是很口语化的说法,可谓是 teen talk。《卫报》上 Germaine Greer 尖刻地说:
If by this she meant artistic, rather than artsy-fartsy, she was right on the money.
artistic 是褒意,artsy-fartsy 则完全是贬意了,比“附庸风雅”还不如。
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If by this she meant artistic, rather than artsy-fartsy, she was right on the money.