好词典
ponce
UK //pɒns//US //pɑːns//
词源
源自19世纪中叶英国俚语，可能来自法语单词 'pansé'（意为娇生惯养的）或西班牙语 'ponerse'（意为摆姿势）。20世纪后逐渐发展出动词用法。
noun
❶ 指靠女人养活的男人，尤指通过不正当手段获取钱财的男性，带有贬义色彩。
“He was nothing but a ponce who lived off his girlfriend's earnings.”
（他不过是个靠女友收入过活的小白脸。）
“The neighborhood knew him as a ponce who never worked a day in his life.”
（街坊都知道他是个一辈子没干过活的软饭男。）
❶ 在英国俚语中，也指故作优雅或装腔作势的人，常含讽刺意味。
“Look at him with his pinky finger up—what a ponce!”
（看他翘着小指的样子，真能装模作样！）
“He's such a ponce with his designer suits and fancy vocabulary.”
（穿着名牌西装还满口华丽辞藻，太做作了。）
同义词:gigolo, pimp, sponger, dandy, fop
verb
❶ 指闲逛或招摇过市，尤指以炫耀或引人注目的方式走动。
“He spent the afternoon poncing around the shopping mall.”
（他整个下午都在购物中心招摇闲逛。）
“Stop poncing about and help with the chores!”
（别晃悠了，快来帮忙做家务！）
同义词:strut, swagger, saunter, flounce, parade
常见短语
ponce about/around — 形容无所事事地闲逛或装模作样地走动，带有消极评价意味。
“Instead of poncing about with your phone, why don't you do something useful?”
（与其拿着手机瞎晃悠，不如做点有意义的事？）