1834, "hobby, pet project" (adjective faddy is from 1824), of uncertain origin. Perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. Or perhaps from French fadaise "trifle, nonsense," which is ultimately from Latin fatuus "stupid." From 1881 as "fashion, craze," or as Century Dictionary has it, "trivial fancy adopted and pursued for a time with irrational zeal."
双语例句
1. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
哈姆内特认为对环境的关注不是一时心血来潮。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The question can't be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.
不可轻率地认为这个问题是一个怪念头或空想而不予考虑.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Collecting stamps is a good fad.
集邮是一种好的业余消遣.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. One is the flavin adenine dinucleotide ( FAD ), and the second is methenyltetrahydropteroylployglutamate ( MTHF ).