核心畫面

The word says bad and means good, and the bridge between them is one idea: do not mess with this. Think of a heavy black , or a drum part that shakes the floor. Nothing about them is nice or sweet; that is the point. They have force, and force is what earns the praise. Point the same word at a person and you get someone who will not back down and does not much care about the rules — and at the person as a title, a bad-ass. The rude half of the word never wears off: ass keeps it street-level, so the compliment only works among friends.

這個字寫的是「壞」,講的是「好」,中間的橋只有一句話:這東西不好惹。可以想成一台全黑的重機,或是一段震到地板的鼓。它更多收起這個字寫的是「壞」,講的是「好」,中間的橋只有一句話:這東西不好惹。可以想成一台全黑的重機,或是一段震到地板的鼓。它們都不甜、不可愛,而那正是重點。它們有力量,被稱讚的就是那股力量。把同一個字指向人,就是那種不退讓、也不太理會規矩的人;再把人整個打包成稱號,就成了 a bad-ass。要記得,那個粗的一半從來沒有消失:ass 讓它一直停在街頭語氣,所以這句稱讚只在朋友之間成立。

Two branches

東西很帶勁

把「不好惹」放在東西上:看起來就很有力量,所以讓人佩服。

adjective · B2

Very good, very cool, and strong enough to impress you — used about things such as a bike, a jacket, a guitar sound or a piece of work.

超酷、很屌

人很硬

同樣的「不好惹」,換到人身上:不退讓、不太守規矩,而你欣賞的正是這一點。

adjective · B2

Used about a person you admire who is tough and very determined, and who does not always follow the rules.

狠角色的、硬派的