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One size fits all 均码，一刀切

Episode 260728 / 28 Jul 2026

节目简介

在购买帽子、手套等小件服饰时，我们经常会看到 “one size fits all（均码）” 的商品，意思是 “一个尺码适合所有人”。如今，“one size fits all” 已被引申用来形容那些 “不顾个体差异、对所有人或所有情况都采用同一种解决方案” 的做法，类似于汉语中的 “一刀切”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 一起学习 “one size fits all” 的用法。

文字稿

（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain phrases and expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei.

Phil
And I'm Phil. Hi Feifei, I've got the new team t-shirts – have this one. They're one size fits all.

Feifei
But this is enormous? One size fits all? I'm not sure it does.

Phil
OK. But it does help us tell people about the expression 'one size fits all'.

Feifei
It's sounds like something you would use to talk about clothes.

Phil
Yes, and that's where it comes from. Clothes are sometimes sold as 'one size fits all'. It's sold as one size, and it's supposed to fit everyone.

Feifei
Well, I'm not sure it works for these t-shirts, but I can imagine it working for something like a hat. We don't just use it to talk about clothes, do we?

Phil
No, we don't. It's become more general. 'One size fits all' is often used to describe a way of doing something where everyone is treated in the same way. A training programme for a company might be described as one size fits all – everyone does the same training. A one-size-fits-all approach to problem-solving means trying to solve every problem the same way.

Feifei
Yes, and in the same way that one-size-fits-all clothes don't always fit everyone, this expression is sometimes used negatively. For example, we might describe something as 'one size fits all' to suggest that it ignores the needs of individuals or a particular situation

Phil
Let's hear some more people using the expression 'one size fits all'.

Examples
Me and my cousin are such different people. I mean I always try to find creative ways to deal with problems, but he always takes a one-size-fits-all kind of approach.

I need to order some new computer software for the office. Everybody uses things slightly differently, they've all got different requests, but I'm hoping we can get something that's one size fits all that we can all use.

When I go to the barbers, it doesn't matter what I ask for, they give me the same haircut. It's one size fits all in there.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学制作的 “地道英语” 节目。在本期节目中，我们在学习表达 “one size fits all” 的用法。“One size fits all” 的字面意思是 “同一个尺码谁都可以穿”，原本被用来形容服装的尺码，也就是 “均码”。久而久之，人们也用这个表达来形容那些 “用同一种方式对待所有人或事物的一刀切做法”，通常带有批评或反对的意味。

不过要注意，这个表达有两种用法。没有连字符的 “one size fits all” 是一个短语，可以用来形容一件衣服的尺码，或者描述一个人 “试图用同一套解决方法来应对不同的问题”。而加上连字符的 “one-size-fits-all” 则是一个复合形容词，通常用在名词前。比如，“a one-size-fits-all solution” 指的就是 “一套一刀切的、通用的解决方案”。

Phil
Yes, other expressions that are similar are 'off the peg' or 'off the shelf'. They can be about clothes – meaning standard sizes that haven't been fitted or tailored. But we can now use them to talk about products or ways to solve problems. 'An off-the-shelf solution' or 'off-the-peg solution' is a standard way of doing things – it hasn't been adapted to a specific situation.

Feifei
同样源自服装或零售业的类似表达还有 “off the peg” 和 “off the shelf”，它们的意思都是 “标准的，现成的”。在日常生活中，这两个表达都可以用来形容那些 “一成不变的，甚至有些死板的产品、方法或手段”。

Phil
OK. That's it for this programme, but join us again next time. We have lots of different ways to help you learn English because when it comes to learning a language, one size doesn't fit all.

Feifei
See you next time!

Phil
Bye!

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