considerate學測 L5KK [kəˈnsɪdɚət] ｜ /kəˈnsɪdɚət/
體貼的；為他人著想的
形容為他人著想，作文加分詞
A considerate classmate lends you a pen without being asked.
貼心的同學不用你開口就會借你筆。
一個畫面：留意小舉動
細心觀察留意到別人沒說的需求
主動行動不等開口就先伸出援手
顧及感受說話前先想到對方心情
義項
體貼鄰居B2adjective體貼的；為他人著想的
A considerate neighbor turns down the music after nine at night.
體貼的鄰居晚上九點後會把音樂關小聲。
a considerate personvery considerate
片語
It's considerate of you被稱讚貼心 →稱讚某人做事貼心
你會不會這樣說？
She gave a ___ amount of money to charity. (considerate / considerable)
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considerable
considerable指數量大，considerate指體貼他人。
'It's considerate of you to help me carry the bags.' 這句話在稱讚對方什麼？(A) 動作快 (B) 為他人著想 (C) 力氣大
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(B)
considerate 用來稱讚人替別人著想的行為。
字族
consideration 考量；顧慮・inconsiderate 不體貼的；不顧慮他人的
順路看看
thoughtful — considerate 的常見同義詞polite — polite 重禮貌，不一定顧及感受rude — considerate 的反義，不顧慮他人多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
共用辦公空間
It was considerate of you to take the call outside while we were recording.
我們錄音時，你到外面接電話，真是體貼。
跨時區會議
Our supervisor is considerate of colleagues in other time zones when scheduling meetings.
我們的主管安排會議時，會體諒其他時區的同事。
詞族
considerate 形容詞 體貼的；為他人著想的・considerately 副詞 體貼地・consideration 名詞 體諒；對他人的顧及
四選一
It was very ____ of Maya to lower her voice while her colleague was on a call.
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considerate
It was very considerate of someone to... 用形容詞評價某人的行為很體貼。consideration 是名詞，不能作此處受 very 修飾的形容詞補語；considerately 是副詞；consider 是動詞，均不符合完整句型。
同義改寫
It was considerate of Leo to move the noisy discussion away from our desks. → It was thoughtful of Leo to move the noisy discussion away from our desks.
considerate 與 thoughtful 在此都稱讚 Leo 顧及同事，把吵雜的討論移到遠離座位的地方。
Nina is considerate of her coworkers' need for quiet when she takes calls. → Nina takes her coworkers' need for quiet into account when she takes calls.
be considerate of 在此表示顧及同事的需求；take ... into account 保留接電話時考量同事安靜需求的意思。