Kitsch is art, objects, or films that look cheap, showy, or too sweet — plastic souvenirs, glittery decorations, a movie that is all feeling and no depth.

Kitsch指的是 is art, objects, or films that look cheap, showy, or too sweet看起來廉價、浮誇、或太甜膩的藝術、物品、或電影 — plastic souvenirs像是塑膠紀念品, glittery decorations閃亮亮的裝飾品, a movie that is all feeling and no depth或是只有情緒、沒有深度的電影。

Critics first used the German word in a hard way, to say this is not real art. Though actually, many people now use it with a half-smile: they like the thing because it is silly and over the top, not in spite of that.

Critics評論家 first used the German word in a hard way一開始用這個德文字時語氣很重, to say this is not real art意思是這不是真正的藝術。Though actually不過現在, many people許多人 now use it with a half-smile會半開玩笑地用這個字: they like the thing because it is silly and over the top他們喜歡這東西正是因為它蠢又誇張, not in spite of that而不是儘管它蠢又誇張還喜歡。

It can be a noun (a shop full of kitsch) or an adjective (kitsch decorations). It is a cultured, slightly grown-up word; you meet it in art class and in reviews more than in the playground.

It它 can be a noun可以當名詞 (a shop full of kitsch像一間滿是kitsch的店) or an adjective或當形容詞 (kitsch decorations像kitsch風格的裝飾)。It它 is a cultured, slightly grown-up word是個有文化涵養、稍微成熟一點的字; you你 meet it in art class and in reviews會在藝術課和評論文章裡遇到它 more than in the playground而不是在操場上。

It is not simply cheap: a plain plastic bucket is cheap; kitsch is cheap in a loud, sentimental, or copy-the-fancy-thing way.

It它 is not simply cheap不只是單純的廉價: a plain plastic bucket一個普通的塑膠水桶 is cheap是廉價; kitsch而kitsch is cheap in a loud, sentimental, or copy-the-fancy-thing way則是那種浮誇、濫情、或模仿高級貨的廉價。