Sick
意味: Extremely cool, impressive, or amazing — the opposite of its literal meaning.
One of many English words that flipped meaning in slang. When something is 'sick,' it's so good it's almost unbelievable. Popular in skate, surf, and snowboard culture before going mainstream. The context and tone make it clear whether someone means 'awesome' or 'unwell.'
例文
- Did you see that skateboard trick? That was sick! 你看到那个滑板技巧了吗?太炫了!¿Has visto ese truco de monopatín? ¡Ha sido una pasada!あのスケボーのトリック見た?めちゃくちゃヤバかったよ!그 스케이트보드 트릭 봤어? 진짜 미쳤어!
- He got a sick deal on that car — practically half price. 他买那辆车的价格太划算了——几乎半价。Consiguió una oferta increíble por ese coche — prácticamente a mitad de precio.あの車、とんでもないお買い得で手に入れたんだ — ほぼ半額だよ。그 차를 엄청 싸게 샀대 — 거의 반값이래.
- The graphics in this game are sick. It looks completely real. 这款游戏的画面太牛了。看起来跟真的一样。Los gráficos de este juego son una pasada. Parece completamente real.このゲームのグラフィック、ヤバいね。完全にリアルに見える。이 게임 그래픽 진짜 대박이다. 완전 실제 같아.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: sports, gaming, friends, excitement
トーン: impressed, enthusiastic
✓ 正しい言い方
- That trick was sick!那个技巧太酷了!That trick was sick! (¡Ese truco estuvo brutal!)あのトリック、ヤバかった!그 트릭 진짜 미쳤어!
- Sick ride, dude.酷车啊,兄弟。Sick ride, dude. (Qué coche tan increíble, tío.)カッコいい車だな。차 진짜 끝내주네.
✗ 間違った言い方
- Be aware of context — 'Your presentation was sick' could confuse non-native speakers who may take it literally注意语境——'你的演讲sick了'可能会让非母语者困惑,他们可能会按字面意思理解Ten cuidado con el contexto — 'Your presentation was sick' podría confundir a hablantes no nativos que pueden tomarlo literalmente文脈に注意 — 「あなたのプレゼンはsickでした」は、非ネイティブには文字通りに取られる可能性がある문맥에 주의 — '발표가 sick했어요'라고 하면 비원어민은 문자 그대로 이해할 수 있다
起源と歴史
The positive use of 'sick' dates to 1980s surf and skate culture in California, where extreme stunts were described as 'sick' because they were dangerously impressive. It spread through action sports and hip-hop into mainstream American slang by the 2000s.
文化的背景
Era: 1980s onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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