时尚热词“公爵夫人效应” 凯特王妃成时尚风向标

 　　The Duchess Effect – The positive economic impact of Kate Middleton’s fashion choices, derived¹ from her new title, ‘the Duchess of Cambridge’.

　　“公爵夫人效应”指英国王妃凯特?米德尔顿的时尚穿衣品味对经济产生的积极影响，该说法来源于凯特的新头衔“剑桥公爵夫人”。

　　"The Duchess Effect appears to extend much further than the economic impact of Kate’s fashion choices; this year the fashion landscape seems to be a brighter, more accessible place with the styles more colorful, feminine and graceful² than we’ve observed in many years," said the Global Language Monitor’s fashion expert Bekka Payack.

　　全球语言监测机构的时尚专家贝卡?帕亚克说：“公爵夫人效应远远比凯特的时尚选择带来的经济效应影响更为深远。与前些年相比，今年时尚界看起来前景更好，更加贴近群众，风格更加绚丽多彩，更女性化，也更优雅。”

　　The Duchess can sell out a fashion line in 24 hours just by wearing a dress or sweater from a retail³ store at a public event. Indeed, her style choices have influenced a more feminine look all round in fashion.

　　公爵夫人参加公共活动时穿的从零售店随便买的一件裙子或小衫，24小时内就可能被抢购一空。的确，她的穿衣风格让整个时尚圈变得更加有女人味。

　　Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton -- who made waves as a bridesmaid at the Duchess’ London wedding last year -- also made the list. "Pippa’s Bum⁴" came in at No.5, reflecting what the GLM said was the "absurdly large media interest in the Duchess’s sister in general and her bum in particular."

　　去年凯特在伦敦大婚时，妹妹皮帕?米德尔顿作为伴娘大出风头，此次皮帕也跻身榜单。热词“皮帕的臀部”排名第五。全球语言监测机构曾表示“荒唐的是，媒体对公爵夫人的妹妹普遍有浓厚兴趣，特别是她的臀部。”

1 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。