lifetime學測 L3KK [ˈlaɪˌftaɪm]/ˈlaɪˌftaɪm/
一生;有生之年·終身的;一生的
學測常考字,兼具名詞與形容詞雙重身份
A tree can live for more than one human lifetime.

一棵樹能活得比人的一生還久。

lifetime 本義是「一生」,加在名詞前就變身形容詞,終身保固、終身成就都靠它。

一個畫面:一根蠟燭燒到底

點燃蠟燭生命開始,如同點亮一根蠟燭
持續燃燒火光陪著一個人走完全程
燒到盡頭直到熄滅,代表用到最後一刻

義項

珍藏照片B2noun一生;有生之年
She kept the photo for her whole lifetime.
她一輩子都留著那張照片。
a whole lifetimeonce in a lifetime
終身夢想B2adjective終身的;一生的
Winning the trophy was his lifetime dream.
贏得那座獎盃是他一生的夢想。
a lifetime warrantya lifetime achievement award

片語

once in a lifetime千載難逢 →一生僅此一次
the trip of a lifetime畢生一遊 →此生難忘的旅行
lifetime achievement award終身獎座 →表彰一生成就的獎
lifetime warranty終身保固 →產品終身享有保固

你會不會這樣說?

My grandfather worked as a teacher for his whole ___. (lifetime / life time)

看答案

lifetime

lifetime 是一個單字,不能拆成兩個字 life time,常見拼寫錯誤。

'Winning the trophy was his lifetime dream.' 這裡的 lifetime 是什麼詞性?(A) 名詞 (B) 形容詞

看答案

(B)

此處 lifetime 直接修飾 dream,作形容詞用,表示「終身的」夢想。

字族

life 生命;人生・lifelong 終身的;一輩子的

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多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

公司創辦人的生平介紹
During his lifetime, the company's founder trained hundreds of craftspeople.
這家公司的創辦人一生中培訓了數百位工藝師。
產業年度頒獎活動
At the annual industry dinner, Ms. Lin received a lifetime achievement award.
在產業年度晚宴上,林女士獲頒終身成就獎。

詞族

lifetime noun; adjective 一生;一生的・lifetimes noun(複數) 多個人的一生;數個生命期

四選一

The retiring engineer received an award for a ____ of achievement in product design.

  • lifelong
  • lifetimes
  • lived
  • lifetime
看答案

lifetime

a lifetime of achievement 表示一生的成就。lifelong 是形容詞,不能單獨作此處的名詞核心;lifetimes 是複數,不能接在 a 後;lived 是動詞的過去式或過去分詞,無法構成此處所需的名詞片語。

同義改寫

During his lifetime, the company's founder trained hundreds of craftspeople. → Over the course of his life, the company's founder trained hundreds of craftspeople.
During his lifetime 與 over the course of his life 都把培訓成就的時間範圍設定為他的一生。
At the annual industry dinner, Ms. Lin received a lifetime achievement award. → At the annual industry dinner, Ms. Lin received an award honoring her life's achievements.
改寫明確表達此獎項表彰她一生的成就,保留原句的獲獎意義與場合。

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