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Cheapo is an informal, slightly word for something that does not cost much and is not of good quality. A cheapo phone, a cheapo hotel, a cheapo pair of headphones: you expect it to feel thin, to break, or to be rough. Though actually, cheapo is harsher than cheap. Cheap can still be a good deal — a cheap ticket may be perfectly fine. Cheapo almost always the nose: 'this was made to be sold cheap, not to last'. It is casual speech, not essay English. People also use cheapo as a noun for a stingy person ('don't be a cheapo'), but the main use is this cheap-and-nasty adjective.
廉價劣質的、便宜貨的(不是「便宜但還可以」,而是「便宜又不好」)
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cheapoadj
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slangInexpensive and of poor quality.
- They wanted crystal champagne glasses for the party but the caterers provided cheapo plastic cups instead.
cheaponoun
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slangA person who is stingy, a miser.
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slangSomething produced and sold for low cost.
- The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.
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board-gameschessgamesA primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。