herd學測 L4KK [ˈhɝd] ｜ /ˈhɝd/
獸群;畜群·一大群人;人潮·把動物趕在一起
獸群到人群從眾,教科書常考比喻義
A herd of elephants crossed the wide field together.
一群大象一起穿越寬闊的田野。
一個畫面：擠成一團被趕著走
獸群聚集牛羊擠在一起吃草、移動
牧人驅趕用棍子或狗把動物趕向同一方向
人潮裹挾人群像獸群一樣盲目跟著人潮移動
義項
獸群聚集C1noun獸群;畜群
The farmer kept a large herd of cows on his farm.
農夫在他的農場裡養了一大群牛。
a herd of cowsa large herd
人潮擁擠C1noun一大群人;人潮
A herd of tourists walked slowly through the busy night market.
一大群觀光客緩慢地走過熱鬧的夜市。
a herd of tourists
驅趕入欄C1verb把動物趕在一起
The farmer used his dog to herd the sheep into the pen.
農夫用他的狗把羊群趕進圍欄裡。
herd the sheepherd cattle
片語
herd immunity全民築牆擋疫 →多數人具抗體阻絕病毒散播
herd instinct跟著人潮走 →不假思索跟著多數人做
herd mentality羊群跟著走 →看別人做什麼就跟著做
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The farmer needs to ___ the sheep into the barn before it rains. (herd / heard)
看答案
herd
herd 是驅趕/獸群,heard 是 hear 過去式,同音異義。
'A herd of tourists walked slowly through the busy night market.' 這裡的 herd 最接近哪個意思?(A) 獸群 (B) 一大群人 (C) 驅趕
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(B)
此句 herd 指涉的是人群而非動物,對應「一大群人」的義項。
字族
herder 牧人;放牧者