A young actress who gets small parts in films and is hoped, or hopes, to become famous — a star who is not a star yet.

A young actress一位年輕女演員 who gets small parts in films在電影裡演小角色，and is hoped, or hopes, to become famous而且被期待、或自己也希望能成名——a star who is not a star yet就是還不算明星的「準明星」。

The word carries a load of feeling that the plain definition hides. It is almost always used about women, it is old-fashioned, and it often sounds slightly patronising: it suggests someone young and pretty who is being looked at and talked about more than she is being taken seriously as an artist.

The word carries a load of feeling這個字帶著很重的情緒色彩，that the plain definition hides是字面上的定義看不出來的。It is almost always used about women它幾乎只用來講女生，it is old-fashioned而且是老派用語，and it often sounds slightly patronising聽起來也常常有點居高臨下：it suggests someone young and pretty它暗示的是一個年輕漂亮的人，who is being looked at and talked about more than she is being taken seriously as an artist被看、被談論的程度多過於被當成一個藝術家認真看待。

It belongs to the world of gossip magazines and old Hollywood. Because of this, many people now avoid it and just say young actress.

It belongs to the world of gossip magazines and old Hollywood它屬於八卦雜誌和老好萊塢的那個世界。Because of this正因為這樣，many people now avoid it很多人現在會避免用它，and just say young actress直接說young actress就好。

When you meet it in an older book or film review, read the tone carefully — the writer may be admiring her, or may be quietly looking down on her.

When you meet it in an older book or film review當你在比較舊的書或影評裡遇到這個字，read the tone carefully要仔細留意語氣——the writer may be admiring her作者可能是在讚美她，or may be quietly looking down on her也可能是在暗中看輕她。