中国一般形容孩子和女人可爱，美国为啥说男人可爱？形容女人一般说hot，热辣，成熟，形容男人反而是可爱，孩子气？幼稚？
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一般用cute夸女孩，是说她不够漂亮，只能夸cute了，但是cute用来夸男人那是妥妥的褒义，搞不懂
【 在 restlessmind 的大作中提到: 】
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: 当然可以用cute形容女孩儿。甚至可以形容老年人。 cute是那种让你觉得暖心的吸引力。 其实是比较弱的夸人的词。  
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因为cute并不全等于“可爱”。英汉对应词汇大部分都不全等。

【 在 desperatephd 的大作中提到: 】
: 标  题: 美国人为啥喜欢夸男人cute
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美国传统辞典网络版
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a. Attractive or pretty in a youthful or dainty way: a cute puppy; a child wearing a cute outfit.
b. Sexually attractive; good-looking: a cute boyfriend.
2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] mugs so ferociously he kills the humor—it's an insufferably cute performance" (David Ansen).
3. Clever or witty, especially in an impertinent or evasive way, as in falsely suggesting that one is ignorant about the matter at hand.


merriam-webster网络版
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a
: clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner
" … he's a true patriot and statesman … and a most particular cute lawyer."—
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
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: impertinent, smart-alecky
Don't get cute with me.
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: attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way
a cute puppy
a cute smile
3
: obviously straining for effect
The movie's too cute to be taken seriously.
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