Hermès, a French designer, is meant to be pronounced 'AIR-mez', not the common mispronunciation of 'Hermz'.
法国时尚品牌Hermès(爱马仕)发音应该为AIR-mez,而不是人们常说的Hermz。
Popular sports brands seem to have different pronunciations everywhere, with Adidas and Nike sometimes being pronounced 'A-dee-das', and Nike to rhyme with Pike.
知名的体育品牌似乎在世界各地发音都不相同,Adidas(阿迪达斯)有时会被读为A-dee-das,而Nike(耐克)则容易与Pike(匹克)的音韵搞混。
But they're actually meant to be pronounced 'Nike-ee' and 'Adi-dass', the latter being named after its founder Adi Dassler.
但其实这两个品牌的发音分别是Nike-ee和Adi-dass,后者是以其创始人阿迪-达斯勒的名字命名的。
The more high-end designers are often pronounced incorrectly, with many people saying 'Bale-Main' instead of 'Bul-muh' when uttering the name of the French label Balmain.
品牌越高端越容易被读错,很多人把法国品牌Balmain(巴尔曼)读成Bale-Main,正确发音为Bul-muh。
Similarly, many people pronounced Versace as 'Ver- sar-chee' when the Italian brand is meant to be said like 'Ver-SAH-cheh'.
同样,也有很多人把意大利品牌Versace(范思哲)读成Ver- sar-chee,正确读音为Ver-SAH-cheh。
再来测测以下这些大牌的发音,你能说对几个?
1. Hermes(爱马仕) - AIR-mez
2. Adidas(阿迪达斯) - ADI-dass
3. Balmain(巴尔曼)- Bul-muh
4. Loewe(洛伊) - Lo-EH-veh
5. Moschino(莫斯基诺) - Moss-KI-no
6. Versace(范思哲) - Ver-SAH-cheh
7. Nike(耐克) - Nai-key
8. Thierry Mugler (蒂埃里-穆勒)- Tea-EH-(R)ee Moo-gle(r)
9. Saint Laurent(圣罗兰) - Suh Lo-(r)o
10. Ralph Lauren(拉夫-劳伦) - Ralph LO-ren
11. Givenchy(纪梵希) - Zhee-vo-shee
12. Porsche(保时捷) - Por - shuh