Expensive, stylish, and clearly meant to be noticed — a swanky hotel, a swanky restaurant, a swanky new car. It is an informal, spoken word, and the feeling behind it matters more than the price.

Expensive, stylish, and clearly meant to be noticed昂貴、時髦、而且明顯想引人注目 — a swanky hotel, a swanky restaurant, a swanky new car像豪華的飯店、餐廳、新車。It is an informal, spoken word這是個口語、非正式的字, and the feeling behind it matters more than the price而它背後的那種感覺比實際價格更重要。

When you call a place swanky you are saying it is grand, but you are also standing slightly outside it, half admiring and half amused: this place is showing off, and you can see it showing off. So 'a swanky bar' suggests marble and gold taps and prices you have to look at twice.

When you call a place swanky當你說一個地方swanky, you are saying it is grand你是在說它很氣派, but you are also standing slightly outside it但你同時也稍微置身事外, half admiring and half amused一半是欣賞、一半是覺得好笑: this place is showing off這地方在炫耀, and you can see it showing off而你看得出它在炫耀。So所以 'a swanky bar''a swanky bar'（很闊氣的酒吧） suggests marble and gold taps and prices you have to look at twice會讓人聯想到大理石、金色水龍頭、和貴到要看兩次的價錢。

Said about a person or the way they act, it means showy, pleased with oneself — 'don't get swanky' means don't put on airs. That older use is now much rarer than the 'expensive and stylish' one, but it explains the flavour the word still has.

Said about a person or the way they act如果是用來說一個人或他的舉止, it means showy, pleased with oneself意思是愛炫耀、自鳴得意 — 'don't get swanky''don't get swanky' means don't put on airs意思是不要擺架子。That older use這種比較舊的用法 is now much rarer than the 'expensive and stylish' one現在比『昂貴時髦』這個意思少見多了, but it explains the flavour the word still has但它說明了這個字至今仍帶著的那種味道。

It feels a little old-fashioned and light-hearted; younger speakers say 'fancy' or 'posh' more often, and 'swanky' often turns up when someone is gently teasing — 'ooh, swanky' when a friend shows off a new phone. It is not really rude, but it is never quite pure praise.

It feels a little old-fashioned and light-hearted這個字感覺有點老派、輕鬆; younger speakers say 'fancy' or 'posh' more often年輕人比較常說'fancy'或'posh', and 'swanky' often turns up when someone is gently teasing而'swanky'常出現在有人溫和調侃的時候 — 'ooh, swanky' when a friend shows off a new phone像朋友炫耀新手機時說一句「喔，真闊氣」。It is not really rude它其實不算沒禮貌, but it is never quite pure praise但也從來不是純粹的讚美。

Use 'swankier' and 'swankiest'.

Use使用 'swankier' and 'swankiest''swankier'和'swankiest'（比較級、最高級形式）。