amplify學測 L6KK [ˈæmpləˌfaɪ] ｜ /ˈæmpləˌfaɪ/
放大；增強（聲音）·詳述；補充說明
學測愛考詞，聲音與論點放大都考
A microphone can amplify a quiet voice so everyone in the room can hear it.
麥克風可以把微弱的聲音放大，讓房間裡的每個人都聽得到。
一個畫面：麥克風放大聲音
微小聲音原本很小聲，幾乎聽不到
接上擴音透過麥克風或喇叭傳送出去
放大輸出聲音更大聲，或說明更清楚
義項
擴音放聲C1verb放大；增強（聲音）
The speaker amplifies the singer's voice so people at the back can hear clearly.
擴音器把歌手的聲音放大，讓後排的人也能聽得清楚。
amplify the soundamplify a voice
詳述論點C1verb詳述；補充說明
The coach asked the player to amplify his plan with more details.
教練請那位球員針對計畫再做更詳細的說明。
amplify a pointamplify an explanation
片語
amplify the sound聲音變大 →把聲音放得更大聲
amplify an emotion情緒增強 →讓情緒變得更強烈
amplify a point論點強化 →把論點講得更透徹
amplify understanding理解加深 →讓人更清楚地理解
你會不會這樣說？
The microphone will ___ your voice so everyone can hear you. (amplify / simplify)
看答案
amplify
amplify 是把聲音或程度放大，simplify 是使其簡化，兩者方向相反。
'The coach asked the player to amplify his plan with more details.' 這裡的 amplify 最接近哪個意思？(A) 放大聲音 (B) 詳細說明 (C) 增強情緒
看答案
(B)
此句中 amplify 指針對計畫做更詳細的補充說明，而非放大聲音。
字族
amplifier 擴音器；放大器・amplification 放大；擴大