核心畫面

Picture two rooms side by side. One has just been finished: cushions at right angles, nothing on the table, air that smells of paint. The other has a dent in the sofa where someone always sits, a book left open, a mug that has been refilled twice. Nobody arranged the second room; it simply carries the marks of being used. One way to hold lived-in is to keep that second room in mind — and then notice that English lends the same picture to a face and to a piece of acting.

「lived-in」可以想成兩個並排的房間。一間剛裝修好:抱枕擺得方方正正,桌上什麼都沒有,空氣裡還有油漆味。另一間更多收起「lived-in」可以想成兩個並排的房間。一間剛裝修好:抱枕擺得方方正正,桌上什麼都沒有,空氣裡還有油漆味。另一間沙發上有個固定坐凹的地方,書攤開在那裡,馬克杯已經續過兩次。第二間沒有人特別佈置,它只是帶著被用過的痕跡。把第二個房間記在心裡,這個字就到手了——接著會發現,英文把同一個畫面借給了一張臉,也借給了一段表演。

One branch

被生活用過的痕跡

三個意思用的是同一個畫面,只是痕跡留在不同的東西上:留在房間和衣服上、留在臉上、留在一段表演裡。

adjective · B2

A lived-in room, house or piece of clothing looks as though it has been used or worn a lot, so it feels soft, warm and comfortable rather than new and perfect. People usually say it to show they like the feeling.

有生活痕跡的