distinguished學測 L4KK [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] | /dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt/
傑出的;聲名卓著的·氣度不凡的;儀表堂堂的
學測篇章閱讀常見的正式形容詞
Every year, the school invites one distinguished graduate back to give a speech.
學校每年都會邀請一位傑出的畢業校友回來演講。
一個畫面:聚光燈鎖定他
聚光燈光束打在一人身上,其餘暗下
挑出人群從眾人中被指認、單獨顯眼
抬頭挺胸站姿端正,散發自信氣場
義項
傑出成就C1adjective傑出的;聲名卓著的
She became a distinguished writer after her novel won an international prize.
她的小說贏得國際大獎後,成為一位傑出的作家。
a distinguished professora distinguished reputation
氣度不凡C1adjective氣度不凡的;儀表堂堂的
The old man had a distinguished look, with silver hair and a calm smile.
那位老先生氣度不凡,一頭銀髮配上沉穩的微笑。
a distinguished appearancea distinguished manner
片語
a distinguished guest貴賓蒞臨 →備受尊敬的重要賓客
a distinguished career顯赫生涯 →傑出顯赫的職業生涯
a distinguished record顯赫紀錄 →值得稱道的顯赫紀錄
be distinguished by特徵標記 →以某特徵而與眾不同
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He has one ___ mark on his face — a small scar above his eyebrow. (distinguished / distinguishing)
看答案
distinguishing
-ing 表主動「用來區分」,-ed 表已完成的「傑出」狀態,兩者詞性不同。
'The old man had a distinguished look, with silver hair and a calm smile.' 這裡的 distinguished 較接近哪一義項?(A) 傑出的成就 (B) 氣度不凡的外表
看答案
(B)
此句描述外表(銀髮、微笑),對應「氣度不凡的」義項,而非成就方面的傑出。
字族
distinguish 使突出;區分・distinguishing 起區分作用的・distinction 卓越;區別