Hand-me-up是什么意思-英语点津

上世纪80年代之前出生的人大部分都应该经历过“一件衣服两代穿，贵重家什代代传”的时期，英文里这个传下来的旧衣服叫做“hand-me-down”。到了经济发展的今天，估计没有几个年轻人会愿意穿爸妈或哥哥姐姐的旧衣服。现在的年轻人衣物更新换代频繁，而上一辈人都不忍看着好好的东西被丢弃，于是就出现了与hand-me-down完全相反的物品继承模式，也就是由下传上，即hand-me-up。

Hand-me-up is a used object, especially an article of clothing, passed from a younger person to an older person.

Hand-me-up 就是年轻一代用过的然后传给比自己年长的一代人继续使用的物品，多指衣物。

Younger kids know the pain of hand-me-downs, the clothes they inherit from bigger siblings. Sleeves hang below the wrists, pants slide around the hips and style seems like the magazine selection in a waiting room — outdated.

家里面小一点的孩子都知道从哥哥姐姐那里接衣服穿的烦恼。衣袖盖过手腕、裤腰绕着屁股打转、款式与候车室的过期杂志是同伴。

But some families put a twist on the trend. Instead of hand-me-downs, they share hand-me-ups. Older offspring who tire of wearing the same old threads pass garments to their parents, who might not be as picky about fit or fashion.

但是有些家庭扭转了这个趋势。在他们那里不存在由上传下，而变为由下传上。年长的子女会把不想穿的衣物给他们的父母，因为父母可能不会对尺寸和样式太挑剔。