你可能听到某人被称为 bigwig.Bigwig 汉语的意思是“要人,权贵”等。那么,bigwig 一词是怎么来的呢原来,在十八世纪的欧洲,大多数上流社会的人都戴假发(wigs)。一些人戴的是短假发,但国王,贵族,法官和主教戴的是长而飘垂的假发。那时,人的地位越高,他的假发就越大。后来,大凡要人或权贵都被称之为 bigwigs。今天,人们经常幽默地使用 bigwig 一词,用来戏谑那些故意表现出绅士风度摆出官架子的人。 You may hear someone called bigwig.Bigwig Chinese means “to be a person, a powerful person” and so on. So how did the word bigwig come from? In the 18th century in Europe, most high society people wore wigs. Some people wear short wigs, but kings, nobles, judges and bishops wear long, floating wigs. At that time, the higher the person’s status, the greater his wig. Later, most of the important people or powers are called bigwigs. Today, people often use the word bigwig humorously to tease those who deliberately show their gentlemanly demeanor.