hometown學測 L3KK [ˈhoˌmtaʊn] | /ˈhoʊˌmtaʊn/
故鄉;家鄉·現居城市;所在城鎮
描述返鄉情懷的核心地方詞
After years away, David finally returned to his hometown last summer.
多年在外之後,David 去年夏天終於回到了家鄉。
一個畫面:推開老家的門
老家記憶童年生長、充滿回憶的地方
落腳久住現在居住、當作家的城鎮
鄉親情誼同鄉之間彼此認同、感到驕傲
義項
返鄉思念C1noun故鄉;家鄉
Every summer, Amy goes back to her hometown to see her grandparents.
Amy 每年夏天都會回家鄉看爺爺奶奶。
hometown pridereturn to your hometown
落腳久居B2noun現居城市;所在城鎮
Ben has never left Taichung, so it is still his hometown.
Ben 從沒離開過台中,所以那裡至今仍是他的家鄉。
片語
hometown pride家鄉驕傲 →以自己的家鄉為榮的心情
hometown hero返鄉英雄 →在家鄉受景仰的名人
leave your hometown離鄉背井 →離開家鄉外出打拼
return to your hometown返鄉團聚 →回到家鄉與家人團聚
你會不會這樣說?
David couldn't wait to go back to his ___ to see his family. (hometown / downtown)
看答案
hometown
hometown 是家鄉,downtown 是市中心,意思不同。
'Ben has never left Taichung, so it is still his hometown.' 這句最符合哪個意思?(A) 出生但已搬離的故鄉 (B) 目前仍居住、視為家的城鎮
看答案
(B)
此句強調『目前仍居住』,對應現居城鎮的義項。