A咖 A-lister


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名詞

相似詞 A-list celebrity, top star
搭配詞 B-lister, C-lister, D-lister

【單詞解析】

A-lister(A咖)或僅稱 A-list,通常都用在媒體名人當中,如影視娛樂、運動、社交等,表示他們經濟價值高。在嚴肅的行業,如學術、政治、企業,用A咖這詞並不合適,除非意在開玩笑。

A咖應有下列條件:名字如雷貫耳、臉孔一認就知道、媒體追捧,還有金主等著送錢。而B咖屬於比較知名的綠葉,無法做主秀;C咖認得面孔,叫不出名字;D咖是經常有機會露面的臨時演員。台灣流行的跑通告藝人,應介於C咖、D咖之間。

【例句】

天啊!看看我面前的這一群A咖!
Oh my God! Look at the A-listers in front of me!

走紅毯令人失望,都沒見到想見的A咖。
The red-carpet reception was disappointing. I didn’t see the A-listers I wanted to see.

他從D咖開始做起,所以有今日的成就當之無愧。
Considering that he began his career as a D-lister, his achievement today is well deserved.