Kicker
“Kicker” 的基本意思是“踢某物的人”,尤其指足球或橄榄球中的踢球手。但在新闻报道和非正式英语中,它有一个很有趣的用法,指一个故事结尾处的“反转”、“令人吃惊的细节”或“隐藏的障碍”。
- “The team’s kicker missed the field goal in the final seconds of the game.” (球队的踢球手在比赛最后几秒钟错失了射门机会。)
- “He offered me a job with a high salary, but here’s the kicker: I have to move to the Arctic.” (他给我提供了一份高薪工作,但反转来了:我得搬到北极去。)
- “The advertisement promised a free vacation, but the kicker was the huge hidden fee.” (广告承诺免费度假,但隐藏的坑是巨额的隐藏费用。)
源自 “kick”(踢)。
- 词根:
kick(踢) - 后缀:
-er(名词后缀,指人或物)
在美式橄榄球中,“kicker” 是一个非常专门的位置。在新闻学中,“kicker” 也可以指放在标题上方或文章末尾的一行简短、引人入胜的文字。
- 相关动词: kick
想象一个人在踢球(kicker)。但在听故事时,想象有人在结尾突然“踢”了你一脚,这种出乎意料的感觉就是 “the kicker”(惊人的转折)。
“Sam was thrilled to find a luxury apartment for half the normal rent. He signed the lease and started packing. But on move-in day, he found the kicker: the apartment was directly above a 24-hour drumming school. Suddenly, the low rent made perfect sense.” (萨姆很高兴发现了一套租金只有正常价格一半的豪宅。他签了租约并开始打包。但在搬家那天,他发现了反转:这套公寓正下方是一家24小时营业的鼓艺学校。突然间,低廉的租金完全说得通了。)