chilly學測 L3KK [ˈtʃɪli] ｜ /ˈtʃɪli/
寒冷；冷颼颼的·冷淡；不友善的
學測常考字，兼具天氣與態度雙重意義
The wind turned chilly, and she pulled her scarf tighter around her neck.
風變得冷颼颼，她把圍巾裹得更緊了。
一個畫面：縮肩抱臂打寒顫
寒風吹來冷風一吹，皮膚起雞皮疙瘩
縮肩抱臂身體不自覺蜷縮，想抵擋寒意
臉色冷淡態度冷冷的，讓人心裡發寒
義項
冷風刺骨C2adjective寒冷；冷颼颼的
It was chilly outside, so I put on my jacket.
外面冷颼颼的，所以我穿上外套。
chilly weatherchilly wind
冷淡神情B2adjective冷淡；不友善的
He gave me a chilly look and walked away.
他給了我一個冷淡的眼神，然後走開了。
chilly receptionchilly expression
片語
chilly weather寒風刺骨 →又冷又不舒服的天氣
chilly reception冷淡接待 →冷淡不熱情的接待方式
chilly expression面帶冷意 →臉上帶著冷淡的表情
你會不會這樣說？
It was a ___ evening, so she wore a scarf. (chilly / chili)
看答案
chilly
chilly 是「寒冷的」，chili 是辛辣的辣椒，拼字只差一個字母。
'John stood in the corner with a chilly expression on his face.' 這裡的 chilly 最接近哪個意思？(A) 天氣寒冷 (B) 態度冷淡不友善
看答案
(B)
此句形容表情態度，對應「態度冷淡」義項，而非天氣的寒冷。
字族
chill 寒意；使變冷（動詞）・chilled 冰鎮的；冷藏的
順路看看
cold — 比 chilly 更冷更直接的寒冷感cool — 涼爽，程度比 chilly 更輕微多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
會議室溫度
The meeting room was chilly, so several employees kept their jackets on.
會議室冷颼颼的，因此幾位員工一直穿著外套。
跨部門提案
Our proposal received a chilly reception at the planning meeting.
我們的提案在規劃會議上受到冷淡的回應。
詞族
chilly adjective 冷颼颼的；冷淡的・chillier adjective（比較級） 更冷的；更冷淡的・chilliest adjective（最高級） 最冷的；最冷淡的・chilliness noun（不可數） 寒冷；冷淡
四選一
The reception area is ____ than the meeting room, so I keep a sweater at the desk.
看答案
chillier
than 引出兩個空間的溫度比較，需要比較級 chillier。chilly 是原級；chilliest 是最高級，不適用此處的比較句型；chilliness 是名詞，無法在此表示「比會議室更冷」。
同義改寫
The meeting room was chilly, so several employees kept their jackets on. → The meeting room was unpleasantly cold, so several employees kept their jackets on.
此處 chilly 描述令人不舒服的低溫，unpleasantly cold 保留這層感受及穿著外套的原因。
Our proposal received a chilly reception at the planning meeting. → Our proposal was met with an unfriendly response at the planning meeting.
此處 chilly reception 指冷淡、不友善的回應；改寫未額外推論提案遭到否決。