Keeping up with the Joneses
Slang Term
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Casual
含义: Competing with neighbours for status
与邻居攀比地位
Competir con los vecinos por estatus
近所の人と見栄を張り合う
이웃과 체면 경쟁을 하는 것
The effort to match or exceed the lifestyle and possessions of one's neighbours or social peers, driven by status anxiety.
出于地位焦虑，努力追赶或超越邻居或同阶层人的生活方式和财物。
El esfuerzo por igualar o superar el estilo de vida y las posesiones de los vecinos o del entorno social, impulsado por la ansiedad de estatus.
地位への不安から、近所の人や同じ社会的立場の人のライフスタイルや持ち物に追いつこうとする、あるいは上回ろうとする努力。
이웃이나 사회적 동료의 생활 수준과 소유물에 뒤처지지 않으려는 노력. 체면 불안에서 비롯된다.
例句
- It's all about keeping up with the Joneses. 说到底就是跟邻居攀比todo se reduce a competir con los vecinos結局は隣の人に負けまいとしているだけだ결국은 이웃에게 뒤처지지 않으려는 것일 뿐이다.
- Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. 别再跟邻居攀比了deja de intentar competir con los vecinos近所と張り合うのはやめなさい남들과 경쟁하려고 하지 마.
- The Joneses next door have a new car. 隔壁的琼斯家又买新车了los vecinos de al lado tienen coche nuevo隣のジョーンズさんが新車を買った옆집이 새 차를 샀다.
发音
用法指南
语境: everyday, social commentary
语气: critical of status anxiety
✓ 正确说法
- Keeping up with the Joneses跟邻居攀比competir con los vecinos近所に負けまいとする이웃 따라잡기
- Who are the Joneses anyway?琼斯家到底是谁？¿quiénes son los vecinos con los que compites?そもそもジョーンズって誰？대체 남들이 뭐라고
✗ 错误说法
- N/A—widely understood不适用，广为理解的表达No aplica, expresión ampliamente entendida特になし、広く理解されている表現해당 없음—널리 이해되는 표현
常见错误
- None significant
起源与历史
From an American comic strip 'Keeping Up with the Joneses' (1913-1940) by Arthur R. Momand, satirizing status competition in suburbia.
词源: From 1913 comic strip title
最早记录: 1913 comic strip
文化背景
Era: 1913 onwards
Generation: All generations
Social background: About middle-class competition
Pop culture: Comic strip; General usage
Regional notes: American origin, universal now.
变体
Keeping up with the JonesesThe Joneses
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