又丑又萌！“黏土滤镜” 火了，年轻人玩到半夜

10 May, 2024

2024-05-10 22:28

• beauty standards 审美标准
• constantly adv. all the time; repeatedly 始终；一直；重复不断地
• morph v. [I, T] ~ (sb/sth) (into sb/sth) to change, or make sb/sth change into sth different （使）变化；（使）改变
• 审美标准在不断变化，尤其是在人工智能时代。

• retouch v. ~ sth to make small changes to a picture or photograph so that it looks better 修饰，修整（图片或照片等）
• 修图 retouch photos
• 自拍 selfie n. a photograph you take of yourself, usually so that you can put it on a social networking site
• commonplace adj. done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual 平凡的；普通的；普遍的
• wave n. [C] a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling 汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；浪潮；心潮；风潮
• 滤镜 filter （既可以指用于修图的滤镜，也可指看待事物的滤镜）
• cultural wave 文化浪潮
• frenzy n. a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour狂乱; 狂热; 极度激动; 狂热的行为（或举动）
• 尽管修图，尤其是自拍照，已变得司空见惯，但一股新的文化浪潮正在席卷中国--"粘土滤镜 "照片。这些由人工智能驱动的应用程序产生了意想不到的迷人的 "丑萌 "效果，引发了最近的社交媒体热潮。

• restoration n. [U] ~ (of sth) the act of returning sth to its correct place, condition or owner 修复；复原；复位；回归；归还
• boast v. [T] (not used in the progressive tenses ) ~ sth to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of 有（值得自豪的东西）
• trendy adj. (informal) very fashionable 时髦的；赶时髦的
• skyrocket v. [I] (of prices, etc. 价格等) to rise quickly to a very high level 飞涨；猛涨
• Remini，AI照片应用场景中的明星，不仅提供旧照片修复，而且还拥有时尚的粘土风格图像生成功能。周三，它在苹果应用商店的中国免费应用排行榜上飙升至首位，目前排名第11位，仅次于社交媒体巨头小红书(中国版的Instagram)和抖音(中国版的TikTok)

• grotesque adj. extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or amusing 丑陋奇异的；奇形怪状的
• eerie adj. strange, mysterious and frightening 阴森恐怖的；怪异的；神秘的；恐怖的
• 丑萌丑萌，是人们对黏土滤镜（Clay filter）的描述。这种风格独特的照片，不仅跟常规的美颜不同，反而让人变得“面目狰狞”，有一丝阴森的感觉。

• over prep. during sth 在 … 期间
• 它成为了微博(中国的推特)等社交媒体上的热门话题，微信上也发布了许多粘土风格的图片，尤其是在中国五一假期期间旅行的人们。

It becomes a trending topic on social media such as Weibo (China's Twitter) and many "clay" style pictures are being posted on WeChat, especially by people traveling over the May Day holiday in China, which ended on Sunday.

"Ugly but cute" is how people describe the clay filter. This unique style of photo not only sets itself apart from the typical beauty filters but also gives people a "grotesque" appearance, evoking a slightly eerie feeling.

Remini, the star of the AI photo app scene, not only offers old photo restoration, but also boasts a trendy "clay style" image generation feature. It skyrocketed to the top of China's free app rankings on Apple's App Store on Wednesday, and currently sits at No. 11, following social media giants Xiaohongshu or Red (China's equivalent of Instagram), and Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok).

While retouching photos, particularly selfies, has become commonplace, a new cultural wave is sweeping China – the "clay filter" portrait. These AI-powered apps generate unexpectedly charming and "ugly-cute" results, sparking a recent social media frenzy.

Beauty standards are constantly morphing, especially in the age of artificial intelligence.

Remini，能火多久

• develop v. [T] ~ sth to think of or produce a new idea, product, etc. and make it successful 开发；研制
• startup n. a company that is just beginning to operate, especially an Internet company 刚成立的公司，新企业（尤指互联网公司）
• acquire v. ~ sth to obtain sth by buying or being given it 购得；获得；得到
• Remini 最初由北京的初创公司 Caldron （北京大觥科技有限公司）开发，后于 2021 年被意大利的 Bending Spoons 收购。它已在全球被使用了数百万次。

After a complimentary seven-day trial period, Remini transitions to a paid subscription service. Users must pay 68 yuan (US$9.41) per week to continue to access the advanced features. This pricing strategy stands in contrast to Chinese competitors like Meitu, a prominent photo editing app in China.

Remini was initially developed by Beijing-based startup Caldron, then acquired by Italy-based Bending Spoons in 2021. It has been used for millions of times globally.

• complimentary adj. given free 免费的；赠送的
• trial n. [C, U] the process of testing the ability, quality or performance of sb/sth, especially before you make a final decision about them （对能力、质量、性能等的）试验，试用
• transition n. [U, C]the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another 过渡；转变；变革；变迁
• 高级功能 advanced feature
• stand in contrast to sth 与某物形成鲜明对比
• 在七天免费试用期后，Remini 将转为付费订阅服务。用户必须每周支付 68 元人民币（9.41 美元）才能继续使用高级功能。这种定价策略与中国的竞争对手形成了鲜明对比，比如中国著名的照片编辑应用美图。