B-list describes famous people who are known and popular, but not at the very top. A-list stars are the ones almost everyone can name; B-list stars are the next group down — you might know their face, they work a lot, they get magazines sometimes, but they are not on every poster.

B-list describes形容的是 known and popular有名氣、受歡迎， but not at the very top但還不在最頂端 famous people的名人。A-list stars A-list 的明星 are是 almost everyone幾乎人人 can name都叫得出名字 the ones的那一群； B-list stars B-list 的明星 are是 the next group down往下的下一群 — you你 might know their face可能認得他們的臉， they他們 work a lot工作接得不少， sometimes有時 they get magazines也上得了雜誌， but they但他們 are not on every poster不會出現在每一張海報上。

People use it about film actors, singers, and TV names, and they now stretch it to anything second-best: a B-list restaurant, a B-list guest. It can sound a little unkind, as if you are ranking a person.

People人們 use it about用它來說 film actors, singers, and TV names電影演員、歌手和電視圈的名人， and they now如今還 stretch it to把它延伸到 anything second-best任何第二好的東西： a B-list restaurant、a B-list guest。It它 can sound聽起來可能 a little unkind有點不客氣， as if好像 you你 are ranking a person在給人排名次。

Though actually, B-list is not the same as “a failure”; it still means fairly famous. In very casual talk, some speakers also say B-lister for the person.

Though actually不過其實， B-list is not the same as不等於 “a failure”「失敗者」； it它 still means仍然表示 fairly famous相當有名。In very casual talk在很隨性的口語裡， some speakers有些人 also say也會說 B-lister， for the person用來稱呼那個人。