boring學測 L1KK [ˈbɔrɪŋ]/ˈbɔrɪŋ/
無聊的;乏味的·鑽孔;鑽探
『無聊』是英文最常見的情緒字之一
This class is so boring that I feel like there's a hole in my head.

這堂課太無聊了,我覺得腦袋裡好像破了個洞。

boring 除了形容『無聊』,也能當名詞指『鑽孔』,兩個看似不相關的意思背後,都藏著『穿透、掏空』的畫面。

一個畫面:穿透與掏空

實體鑽孔工具鑽穿岩石,留下一個洞
心裡掏空無聊時像被掏空,提不起勁

義項

yawnA1adjective無聊的;乏味的
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
這部電影太無聊了,我看到睡著。
boring classboring job
drillA1noun鑽孔;鑽探
The workers were boring a hole through the rock.
工人正在岩石上鑽出一個洞。
boring through

片語

so boring打哈欠 →無聊到不行
boring to death累到虛脫 →無聊到快死掉
boring through鑽洞 →鑽穿硬物

你會不會這樣說?

The homework is so ___. I don't want to do it. (boring/bored)

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boring

形容『事物讓人無聊』用 boring,形容『人感到無聊』用 bored。

I feel really ___ today because there's nothing to do. (boring/bored)

看答案

bored

這裡指『我』的感受,所以用 bored 而不是 boring。

字族

bore 使無聊(動詞)・bored 感到無聊的・boredom 無聊;厭倦

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