jade學測 L6KK [ˈdʒed] ｜ /ˈdʒeɪd/
玉；翡翠·翠綠色；玉色·使厭倦；使麻木
義項反差大：寶石與麻木一線間
Jade looks calm and green, but years of boredom can leave you feeling just as jaded.
玉看起來溫潤翠綠，但多年的無聊也會讓人變得同樣麻木厭倦。
義項
翠玉溫潤C2noun玉；翡翠
Sarah's grandmother gave her a green jade ring.
莎拉的奶奶送她一枚綠色的玉戒指。
a jade necklacea jade ring
翠綠色澤C2noun翠綠色；玉色
The walls in her room are painted jade green.
她房間的牆壁被漆成翠綠色。
jade greena shade of jade
心力交瘁C2verb使厭倦；使麻木
Doing the same job for years had jaded him.
做了多年同樣的工作，讓他變得麻木厭倦。
feel jadedbecome jaded
片語
jade green溫潤翠綠 →翠綠色，如玉石般
feel jaded身心疲乏 →感到厭倦、疲憊不堪
a jade bracelet手腕玉鐲 →戴在手腕上的玉鐲
jaded palate味覺麻木 →吃膩了嚐不出滋味
你會不會這樣說？
The room walls were painted a soothing ___ green. (jade / jaded)
看答案
jade
jade 是形容詞，指玉綠色；jaded 是過去分詞，指心裡厭倦，兩者詞性不同。
'Doing the same job for years had jaded him.' 這裡的 jaded 最接近哪個意思？(A) 變成玉石 (B) 變得厭倦麻木 (C) 顏色變綠
看答案
(B)
此句描述長期做同一份工作後心理疲乏，對應「使厭倦；使麻木」的義項。
字族
jaded 疲乏麻木的；厭倦的