fair學測 L2KK [ˈfɛr] | /ˈfɛr/
公平的;公正的·相當的;不錯的·市集·晴朗的·白皙的;淺色的
一字橫跨公平、市集、晴朗三種義項
The weather was fair, so our school held the fair outdoors.
天氣晴朗,所以我們學校把園遊會辦在戶外。
義項
公正裁決A2adjective公平的;公正的
The teacher was fair to every student in the class.
老師對班上每位學生都公平對待。
a fair decisiona fair judge
份量適中A2adjective相當的;不錯的
I have a fair amount of homework tonight, but I can finish it.
我今晚有相當多的作業,但我可以做完。
a fair amounta fair chance
市集攤位A2noun市集
We rode the Ferris wheel and played games at the fair.
我們在市集裡坐摩天輪、玩遊戲。
go to the faira school fair
晴朗無雲A2adjective晴朗的
The sky stayed fair all afternoon, and it was perfect for a picnic.
整個下午天空都很晴朗,非常適合野餐。
fair weathera fair day
白皙肌膚A2adjective白皙的;淺色的
Her fair skin burns easily in the strong sun.
她白皙的皮膚在強烈的陽光下容易曬傷。
fair skinfair hair
片語
fair enough點頭同意 →這樣也算合理
fair play公平競賽 →光明正大的競爭
fair share均分一份 →應得的那一份
fair game合理目標 →可被批評的對象
你會不會這樣說?
The judge made a ___ decision. (fair / fare)
看答案
fair
fair 是「公平的」,fare 是「車資」,兩字同音容易混淆。
'The sky stayed fair all afternoon, and it was perfect for a picnic.' 這句中的 fair 最接近哪個意思?(A) 公平的 (B) 晴朗的 (C) 市集
看答案
(B)
此句描述天氣狀況,對應「晴朗的」義項,而非公平或市集。
字族
fairness 公平;公正・fairly 相當地;公平地