vogue
Definitions
The prevailing fashion or style at a particular time
时尚，流行，风尚
Popularity or general acceptance, esp. in the phrase 'in vogue'
流行，盛行（尤用于 in vogue）
Root Breakdown
LoanwordA surprising cousin in the vag family. It reached English through French vogue and Italian voga — the swing or rowing of a boat, then 'the way things are moving.' Tied back to the Latin sense of drifting/moving, vogue names where popular taste has currently 'drifted' to. Fashion is taste wandering from season to season; vogue marks the current spot.
Root vag still carries 9 more wordsWhy It Means This
Vogue is the most disguised member of the family — no obvious 'vag' spelling, yet the idea of drifting movement survives. Through the image of a boat in motion, it came to mean the direction in which popular taste is moving. That's why it lives in 'in vogue' (currently moving with the trend) and 'the vogue for X' (the wave X is riding right now). Fashion never sits still — and vogue is the word for wherever it's drifting today.
Usage Guide
vogue is almost always used in fixed phrases, not alone. 'in vogue' = currently fashionable; 'out of vogue' = no longer fashionable; 'come into vogue' = become fashionable; 'the vogue for X' = the current craze for X. Note the pronunciation: it rhymes with 'rogue' (/vəʊɡ/), not with 'vague.'
Example Sentences
- 1.
Bold colors are very much in vogue this season.
- 2.
The word suddenly came into vogue among young writers.
- 3.
There is a growing vogue for plant-based diets.
- 4.
Tight jeans went out of vogue and then came back.