dense學測 L4KK [ˈdɛns] ｜ /ˈdɛns/
茂密的；密集的·濃密的；看不透的·遲鈍的；不靈光的
學測常考字，物理與人的義項常混淆
The night market was so dense with people that we couldn't move at all.
夜市裡擠滿了人，我們完全動不了。
一個畫面：擠到密不透風
樹叢塞滿樹木一棵貼一棵，人穿不過去
光透不過顆粒緊密，光線穿不透
腦袋塞住訊息進不去，轉不過來
義項
樹叢擋路C1adjective茂密的；密集的
The trees were so dense that we could not walk through them.
樹木長得太密集，我們無法穿過去。
a dense forestdense woods
濃霧茫茫B2adjective濃密的；看不透的
The fog was so dense that I couldn't see the road in front of me.
霧濃到我看不清前面的路。
dense fogdense smoke
腦筋打結C1adjective遲鈍的；不靈光的
I explained it three times, but he was still too dense to understand.
我解釋了三遍，他還是太遲鈍聽不懂。
a bit dense
片語
dense fog濃霧瀰漫 →看不清前方的霧
dense population人口稠密 →很多人擠在同一區
densely packed擠成一團 →東西塞得緊緊的
a bit dense腦筋打結 →委婉說某人遲鈍
你會不會這樣說？
The fog was so ___ that I couldn't see the road. (dense / dance)
看答案
dense
dense 是「濃密的」，dance 是「跳舞」，拼法相近但意思不同。
'I explained it three times, but he was still too dense to understand.' 這裡的 dense 最接近哪個意思？(A) 濃密 (B) 反應遲鈍 (C) 密集
看答案
(B)
此句形容人聽不懂道理，對應遲鈍的義項，而非物理上的濃密或密集。
字族
density 密度・densely 濃密地；密集地