If someone is photogenic, they look attractive in photographs — sometimes better than they look in the room. The camera is kind to them: the face, the angles, the light all work.

If someone is photogenic如果一個人photogenic they look attractive in photographs代表他們在照片裡看起來很好看 sometimes better than they look in the room有時候比本人在現場看起來還好看 The camera is kind to them鏡頭對他們很友善 the face, the angles, the light all work臉、角度、光線全都配合得剛剛好

It does not mean they are good at taking photos; that is a different skill. A building or a street can be photogenic too, if it looks striking in a picture, so the word is not only for people.

It does not mean they are good at taking photos這不代表他們很會拍照 that is a different skill那是另外一種技能 A building or a street can be photogenic too一棟建築或一條街也可以是photogenic if it looks striking in a picture只要它在照片裡看起來很搶眼 so the word is not only for people所以這個字不是只能形容人

Fashion and celebrity talk use it a lot; it is a compliment, a little glamorous. Though actually, scientists once used photogenic in another way, about things produced by light, but almost nobody means that when they call you photogenic.

Fashion and celebrity talk use it a lot時尚和名人話題常常用這個字 it is a compliment, a little glamorous這是一種稱讚，帶點光鮮亮麗的味道 Though actually不過其實 scientists once used photogenic in another way科學家以前用photogenic有另一種意思 about things produced by light指由光產生的東西 but almost nobody means that when they call you photogenic但現在幾乎沒有人這樣用來說你上相