| 单词 | vanity fair |
| 释义 | vanity fair (once / 4811 pages) n Use the noun vanity fair when you're describing someone's over-the-top urban lifestyle, especially if the person has plenty of money and spends it on expensive entertainment and food. Perhaps you thought it was a glossy magazine, not a life of frivolity. Well it's all that, but in 1678 it was a stop in John Bunyan's allegorical story "The Pilgrim's Progress," a never-ending fair in a town called Vanity. After that, "Vanity Fair" was a widely-read novel in the 19th century by William Makepeace Thackeray, the title of several films, and finally the name of both British and American magazines. WORD FAMILYvanity fair USAGE EXAMPLES“Her advice would be to keep true to yourself and don’t lose yourself. Or your eyebrows,” Lourd told Vanity Fair. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “Vanity Fair played that perfectly,” Mr. Farrell said. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) He’s using Twitter to infuriate China and to bicker with Vanity Fair because he didn’t like the magazine’s review of a Trump Tower restaurant. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) n a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities Hyper life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
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