英语

词源

根据Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang，比喻义经由1989年恋爱喜剧《当哈利碰上莎莉》（）普及开来。[1]

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(比較級，最高級)

  1. (指某种系统) 维护成本高的，维护难的
  2. (比喻義，貶義，指人) 让人操心的，让人放不下心的，让人费心的
    • 1989, , When Harry Met Sally...‎ (motion picture), 角色 Harry Burns（Billy Crystal）:
      There are two kinds of women: high maintenance and low maintenance.
      （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
    He has this incredibly high-maintenance girlfriend; if he doesn't tell her that he loves her every five minutes, she tends to break down into hysterical depressive weepy fits.
    他的女朋友很麻烦，如果他没有每五分钟告诉她他爱她，她就会歇斯底里痛不欲生地哭起来。

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参考资料

  1. ↑ Michiko Kakutani (18 November 1997), “From 'Happy Camper' to 'Out of Sight'”, The New York Times‎
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