DOA is also frequently used as slang to indicate a new item that was received broken, or that an idea or concept is a nonstarter.




Q. What?
A. I don’t want to talk about it. Really, I can’t. She’s a very nice looking lady, but it’s a nonstarter regarding clothes that suit her. Jackie Kennedy was a different matter altogether. It just has to suit her and be something that makes a human being more glamorous. That’s what fashion is there for. It’s there to help, not just to make you look more conservative.

問：什麼？
答：我真的不想說這個，我也沒法說。她長得倒不錯，可是真沒什麼能適合她的衣服。傑姬·肯尼迪(Jackie Kennedy)完全是另一回事。衣服得適合自己，能襯得這個人更漂亮。時尚的意義就在這兒。它是來幫你的，不是用來讓你看上去更保守的。

 hc: 此處nonstarter是採取極弱的解釋  不太令人滿意

nonstarter

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nonstarterの変化形

nonstarters (複数形)

[名]最初から見込みのない人［考えなど］；((略式))再考慮する価値のない考え.

 (nŏn-stär'tər)
n.

1. One that fails to start.
2. An idea, proposal, or candidate with no chance of being accepted or successful: "Many lawmakers are pronouncing the budget a nonstarter" (Christian Science Monitor).