汉译英常见错误 | 那年轻女子过分讲究穿着

[译] 那年轻女子过分讲究穿着。
[误] The young woman is very peculiar about what she wears.

[正] The young woman is very particular about what she wears.
[注] 说某人 particular,是指他或她在选择东西时"挑剔",在吃、穿等方面"讲究",或指出人"很难取悦"等。又如:

  • He is very particular about what he eats.
    他对吃什么很讲究。
  • She's so particular that no one can please her.
    她非常刻薄以至于没有人能取悦她。

说某人 peculiar,是指他或她"古怪"或"乖僻 (strange, odd),如行为古怪、性情乖僻等。例如:

  • He is of a peculiar disposition.
    他是一个性情古怪的人。