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fashioning

UK //ˈfæʃənɪŋ//US //ˈfæʃənɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'fasoun'(样式),经古法语 'façon' 演变,最终来自拉丁语 'factionem'(制作的行为)。动词后缀 -ing 表示进行中的动作或过程。

verb

❶ 指通过手工或创意方式制作、塑造某物,通常强调赋予其特定形态或风格的过程。

“She spent hours fashioning a necklace from seashells.”

(她花了几个小时用贝壳制作了一条项链。)

“The sculptor is fashioning a statue out of clay.”

(雕塑家正在用黏土塑造一尊雕像。)

❶ 比喻通过行动或决策塑造某种结果或局面,带有精心策划的意味。

“They are fashioning a new strategy to tackle climate change.”

(他们正在制定应对气候变化的新策略。)

“The treaty was fashioned through years of negotiation.”

(这份条约是经过多年谈判精心达成的。)

同义词:creating, shaping, forming, crafting, molding

常见短语

fashioning out of — 表示用某种原材料制作成某物,强调材料的转化过程。

“The artist is fashioning a sculpture out of recycled metal.”

(艺术家正在用回收金属制作一件雕塑。)

self-fashioning — 指个人有意识地塑造自己的身份、形象或生活方式,常见于社会学讨论。

“Social media has changed the way people engage in self-fashioning.”

(社交媒体改变了人们进行自我形象塑造的方式。)