alcoholic學測 L5KK [ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk]/ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/
含酒精的·酒癮者;酗酒者
詞性混淆常考字:加不加冠詞意思不同
Some alcoholic drinks are stronger than others, and John became an alcoholic after years of drinking too much.

有些含酒精的飲料比較烈,而 John 因為喝太多年的酒變成了酒癮者。

alcoholic 同一個字,加不加冠詞意思大不同:形容詞是「含酒精的」,當名詞卻指沉迷酒精的人。

一個畫面:手緊抓酒瓶不放

含著酒精杯中飲料摻有酒精
戒不掉身體離不開酒精,反覆想喝

義項

含酒飲料B1adjective含酒精的
This restaurant serves alcoholic drinks like beer and wine.
這間餐廳供應含酒精的飲料,像是啤酒和紅酒。
alcoholic drinksalcoholic beverages
酒癮纏身B2noun酒癮者;酗酒者
Her brother drank alcohol every night and became an alcoholic.
她哥哥每晚都喝酒,最後變成了酒癮者。
a recovering alcoholic

片語

alcoholic drink含酒飲品 →含酒精的飲料
recovering alcoholic戒酒中的人 →正在戒酒的酗酒者
become an alcoholic淪為酒癮者 →逐漸變成酗酒的人

你會不會這樣說?

The doctor said his ___ drinks were affecting his health. (alcohol / alcoholic)

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alcoholic

alcoholic 是形容詞可修飾名詞,alcohol 是名詞不可。

'He became an alcoholic.' 此句中 alcoholic 是?(A) 形容詞 (B) 名詞

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(B)

有冠詞 an 且作補語,此處是名詞指酗酒者。

字族

alcohol 酒精・alcoholism 酗酒;酒精成癮症

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