A hottie is a person who looks very attractive in a sexy way. It is informal slang: the kind of word friends throw around after someone walks past, not a careful description and not a kind word to say to someone's face unless you are sure they will like it.

A hottie一個hottie is a person who looks very attractive in a sexy way是指看起來很性感、很有吸引力的人。It is informal slang這是很口語的俚語: the kind of word friends throw around after someone walks past是朋友之間在某人走過去之後隨口說的那種詞, not a careful description不是認真的形容, and not a kind word to say to someone's face也不適合當面說 unless you are sure they will like it除非你很確定對方會喜歡聽到。

People use it for women and for men now, though you still hear it a little more about women. It comes from hot in the “good-looking / sexy” sense, plus a small familiar ending.

People use it for women and for men now現在這個詞男生女生都可以用, though you still hear it a little more about women不過用在女生身上還是稍微常聽到一點。It comes from hot in the "good-looking / sexy" sense它是從hot「好看、性感」這個意思來的, plus a small familiar ending加上一個表示親近的小字尾。

Though actually, in some British homes an older person may call a hot-water bottle a hottie too — that is a completely different thing. There is also old slang for a stolen car, perhaps from hot-wired, but that is not what people mean when they point at a person.

Though actually不過其實, in some British homes在英國有些家庭裡 an older person年紀大一點的人 may call a hot-water bottle a hottie too也會把熱水袋叫做hottie — that is a completely different thing那是完全不同的東西。There is also old slang for a stolen car另外還有舊式俚語指偷來的車, perhaps from hot-wired可能是從hot-wired（不用鑰匙發動）來的, but that is not what people mean when they point at a person但當人們指著一個人說hottie時，講的不是這個意思。