When clothes, a room, a film, or a show is campy, it is extra on purpose: very bright, very strange, very theatrical. Think huge wigs, gold everything, a jacket so sparkly it is almost a joke.

When clothes, a room, a film, or a show is campy當衣服、房間、電影或節目是campy時, it is extra on purpose它是故意誇張的: very bright非常鮮豔, very strange非常奇怪, very theatrical非常戲劇化。 Think想想 huge wigs巨大的假髮, gold everything滿身金光閃閃, a jacket so sparkly it is almost a joke亮到幾乎像個笑話的外套。

The word comes from camp, a style of exaggeration and play-acting — not from tents.

The word comes from camp這個字來自camp, a style of exaggeration and play-acting一種誇張、演戲般的風格 — not from tents不是來自帳篷。

People use it with a smile (I love how campy this is) or as a light tease (that's a bit campy). It is informal, at home in fashion, film, and queer culture, not in a careful school essay.

People use it with a smile人們帶著微笑用這個字 (I love how campy this is)(像是「我超愛這有多campy」) or as a light tease或當作輕鬆的調侃 (that's a bit campy)(像是「這有點campy」)。 It is informal它是口語的, at home in fashion, film, and queer culture在時尚、電影和酷兒文化裡很自在, not in a careful school essay但不會出現在正經的學校作文裡。

Though actually, the tidy idea “strange and bright” misses a piece: campy often knows it looks ridiculous, and that is part of the fun. People also stretch it for anything merely loud or odd, even when nobody is in on the joke.

Though actually不過其實, the tidy idea “strange and bright” misses a piece「奇怪又鮮豔」這種簡單的說法漏了一塊: campy often knows it looks ridiculouscampy常常自己知道看起來很荒謬, and that is part of the fun而那正是樂趣的一部分。 People also stretch it人們也會把這個字延伸使用 for anything merely loud or odd用在只是浮誇或怪異的東西上, even when nobody is in on the joke就算根本沒人懂那個笑話。