— in selling wellness products to consumers is that some of the things they demand may be faddish or nonsensical. )那就是消费者的需求有的是赶时髦,有的则莫名其妙。
But in these days of faddish body modification, from tattoos and piercings to hair plugs and stomach staples, there'll likely be masses of people unsqueamish enough to sit still for such an operation. 但是,现在流行身体改造,从纹身和刺孔到植发和腹钉,很有可能很多人能大胆开放地去坐下来接受这个手术。
faddish
[ adj ] intensely fashionable for a short time <adj.all>
Fad \Fad\ (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.] 1. A hobby; freak; whim.
It is your favorite fad to draw plans. --G. Eliot.
2. a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in fashion.
Syn: craze; mania. [PJC] -- {Fad"dist}, n. -- {Fad"dish}, a.
faddish \faddish\ faddy \faddy\adj. 1. intensely fashionable for a short time. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: trendy. [WordNet 1.5]
2. prone to follow fads; as, a faddish clique of teenagers; -- of people.
Syn: trendy. [PJC]
They are reminiscent of the faddish 1960s, when many African-Americans wore dashikis and Afro hairdos.
"But in some cases it has been carried too far and become faddish."
Even by the standards of the faddish fund management industry, the obsession with China funds has been extreme.
The ballyhooed powers of oat bran are challenged by a study today concluding this faddish food fails to lower cholesterol after all.