bead學測 L3KK [ˈbid] ｜ /ˈbid/
珠子；串珠·汗珠；水珠
學測常考字，珠子與汗珠雙義
She made a bracelet with colorful beads, and a bead of sweat rolled down her arm as she kept working.
她用五顏六色的珠子做了手鍊，忙碌時一滴汗珠沿著手臂滑落。
一個畫面：圓潤小珠
圓孔珠子小巧圓潤，中間有孔可穿線
汗珠凝結汗水聚成小圓滴，沿肌膚滑落
義項
圓珠項鍊C1noun珠子；串珠
She put many beads on a string to make a necklace.
她把很多珠子穿在線上做成項鍊。
string of beadsglass beads
汗珠滑落C1noun汗珠；水珠
A single bead of sweat ran down his forehead.
一滴汗珠沿著他的額頭滑落。
a bead of sweatbeads of sweat
片語
a string of beads一串珠子 →一整串珠子
a bead of sweat一滴汗珠 →一滴汗珠
prayer beads念珠祈禱 →念珠；佛珠
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A ___ of sweat rolled down his face after the run. (bead / beads)
看答案
bead
指單一滴汗珠用單數 bead，beads 指多顆珠子。
'She put many beads on a string to make a necklace.' 這裡的 beads 最接近哪個意思？(A) 汗珠 (B) 有孔小圓珠 (C) 念珠祈禱
看答案
(B)
此句描述做項鍊的動作，對應「珠子；串珠」義項而非汗珠。
字族
beaded 綴滿珠子的・beady （眼睛）小而亮的