ear學測 L1KK [ˈir] ｜ /ˈir/
耳朵；聽覺器官·聽力；對聲音的鑑賞力·（穀類的）穗
學測必考基礎字,義項比想像多
He turned his head and put his ear close to the door.
他轉過頭,把耳朵貼近門邊。
一個畫面：耳朵是頭側突出、負責接收聲音的器官,意象延伸到聽力好壞,也延伸到外型相似的穀穗。
耳朵頭側偵測聲音的器官
聽力分辨聲音好壞的能力
穀穗形狀像耳,結穀粒的部位
義項
耳朵A1noun耳朵；聽覺器官
After listening to loud music for hours, his ears were ringing.
聽了好幾個小時的大聲音樂後,他的耳朵嗡嗡作響。
cover your earsear infection
音感A1noun聽力；對聲音的鑑賞力
Jenny lost her ear for music after she hurt her head.
珍妮頭部受傷後,失去了對音樂的鑑賞力。
have an ear for musica sharp ear
玉米穗A1noun（穀類的）穗
The farmer looked at the ears of corn to see if they were ready to pick.
農夫查看那些玉米穗,看看是否可以採收了。
ears of corn
片語
all ears豎耳傾聽 →全神貫注地聽
play it by ear臨場發揮 →臨機應變,見機行事
keep an ear out留意聆聽 →留意周遭,注意聽
turn a deaf ear假裝沒聽 →故意不理,假裝沒聽見
你會不會這樣說？
ear 除了指身體器官,也可以指玉米的穗,對不對?
看答案
對
文中提到 ear 也指玉米穗,如 ears of corn。
hear 和 ear 是同一個詞性、同一個意思嗎?
看答案
不是
hear 是動詞「聽見」,ear 是名詞「耳朵」,兩者不同。
字族
earring 耳環・earphone 耳機・earache 耳痛