每日一词 128 trademark

基础篇： something that you wear, do or say that is typical of you

进阶篇： trademark 是个名词，它的最基本的意思是商标，也可以用来表示 特点、标志。当我们想表达人和物的特点时，除了 feature, characteristic 外，还可以选择 trademark.

比如亚马逊CEO 杰夫·贝佐斯笑起来非常有特点。他极富感染力的高声大笑成了他最知名的标签，我们就可以说：

Jeff Bezo's booming laughter is his trademark.

trademark 虽然是个名词，但可以像形容词一样修饰名词，表示“b标志性的XX”,"招牌式XX"。这种用法在口语和写作中非常常见。比如我们想表达“你又来这一套！” “又是这招！”就可以说：

That's his/her trademark move/trick ！

The Economist's trademark clarity and brevity 《经济学人》文风的标志性特点。

1）Austria's trademark dessert was the subject of a seven-year legal battle.

2) It was his son, Eduard, who turned the sachertorte?into a national trademark.?

应用篇：

1）翻译：乔布斯经常穿他的招牌黑色高领衫、蓝色牛仔裤和New Balance 运动鞋 。

Steve Jobs always wore his trademark turtleneck, blue jeans, and a pair of New Balance sneakers.?

2) 造句：Margaret Howell 的设计

Understated quality is the trademark design style of Margaret Howell, a contemporary British clothing designer.?