Cringe
含义: Something so awkward or embarrassing that it makes you physically uncomfortable to witness.
'Cringe' evolved from a verb (to cringe) into an adjective and noun in internet culture. Something 'cringe' is so embarrassingly bad that it makes you want to look away. 'Cringe content' is a whole genre of internet entertainment — watching people do deeply embarrassing things. The related 'cringeworthy' is the more traditional adjective form.
例句
- His wedding speech was pure cringe — he told a twenty-minute story about his ex. 他的婚礼致辞尴尬到极点——讲了整整二十分钟关于前女友的故事。Su discurso de boda fue vergüenza pura — contó una historia de veinte minutos sobre su ex.彼の結婚式スピーチは最高にイタかった——元カノの話を20分も語った。그의 결혼식 축사는 최고로 오글거렸어 — 전 여자친구 이야기를 20분이나 했다.
- Please don't do a TikTok dance at the restaurant, that's so cringe. 拜托别在餐厅跳TikTok舞了,太尴尬了。Por favor, no hagas un baile de TikTok en el restaurante, eso es muy vergonzoso.レストランでTikTokダンスしないでよ、めちゃくちゃ痛い。제발 식당에서 틱톡 춤추지 마, 진짜 오글거려.
- I looked back at my old Facebook posts and the cringe was unreal. 我回看了以前Facebook上的帖子,那个尴尬简直无法形容。Miré mis publicaciones antiguas de Facebook y la vergüenza ajena fue increíble.昔のFacebookの投稿を見返したら、痛さが半端なかった。옛날 페이스북 게시물을 다시 봤는데 오글거림이 장난 아니었어.
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用法指南
语境: social judgment, internet culture, embarrassment, humor
语气: embarrassed, dismissive
✓ 正确说法
- That's so cringe.这也太尴尬了。Qué vergüenza ajena.That's so cringe.(それめっちゃイタい。)그거 진짜 오글거려.
- Major cringe moment.尴尬到爆的瞬间。Momento de vergüenza total.Major cringe moment.(最高にイタい瞬間。)극대급 오글거리는 순간.
✗ 错误说法
- Overusing 'cringe' to describe everything can itself become cringe — it's most impactful for genuinely awkward moments过度使用'cringe'来形容一切,本身就会变得很cringe——用在真正尴尬的时刻才最有冲击力Abusar de 'cringe' para describir todo puede en sí mismo resultar vergonzoso — es más efectivo para momentos genuinamente incómodos何にでも「cringe」を使いすぎると、それ自体がcringeになる——本当に気まずい瞬間に使うのが最も効果的모든 것에 'cringe'를 남발하면 그 자체가 cringe가 될 수 있다 — 진정으로 어색한 순간에 쓸 때 가장 효과적이다
起源与历史
The verb 'cringe' is from Middle English, but the slang adjective/noun usage emerged from internet culture in the mid-2010s. 'Cringe compilations' on YouTube helped spread the term. By 2020, it was standard American Gen Z vocabulary.
文化背景
Era: 2015 onwards
Generation: Gen Z, Millennials
Social background: Universal
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