mask學測 L2KK [ˈmæsk]/ˈmæsk/
面具;遮臉的覆蓋物·偽裝;假象·掩蓋;遮蔽
口罩與偽裝雙重詞義,學測閱讀常考
At the party, he wore a black mask that covered half of his face.

派對上,他戴著一個遮住半張臉的黑色面具。

mask 一字身兼名詞與動詞,從舞會面具、偽裝情緒到全民防疫用品,畫面反差很大。

一個畫面:拿東西蓋住臉

蒙臉遮擋用布或紙蓋住臉,別人看不見原本樣子
偽裝情緒用假裝的態度掩蓋真實感受
遮蔽視線某樣東西擋住,讓人看不清楚

義項

化妝舞會C1noun面具;遮臉的覆蓋物
At the costume party, she wore a colorful mask to hide her face.
在化妝派對上,她戴著一個色彩繽紛的面具遮住臉。
wear a maska colorful mask
偽善微笑C1noun偽裝;假象
Her smile was just a mask—inside, she didn't like him at all.
她的微笑只是一種偽裝,內心其實不喜歡他。
a mask of kindnesshide behind a mask
雲霧遮山C1verb掩蓋;遮蔽
Thick clouds masked the mountain peak from view.
厚厚的雲層把山峰遮住了,讓人看不見。
mask a smellmask the view

片語

put on a mask戴上面具 →把面具戴上遮臉
take off a mask拿下面具 →把面具拿下露臉
a mask of calm假裝鎮定 →裝出冷靜的假象
behind the mask面具背後 →面具背後的真實樣貌

你會不會這樣說?

'Her smile was just a mask—inside, she didn't like him at all.' 這裡的 mask 最接近哪個意思?(A) 口罩 (B) 偽裝的假象 (C) 化妝舞會用具

看答案

(B)

此句形容她表面態度和真心不同,對應「偽裝;假象」的義項。

mask 可以當名詞,也可以當動詞使用。(對/錯)

看答案

mask 當名詞指面具或假象,當動詞則指遮蓋、使看不見。

字族

masked 戴著面具的;隱藏身分的

順路看看

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

公司變裝活動
The event coordinator wore a silver mask at the office costume party.
活動統籌在辦公室變裝派對上戴了一副銀色面具。
展示區布置
A large fabric panel masked the unfinished wall behind the product display.
一大片布幕遮住了產品展示區後方尚未完工的牆面。

詞族

mask noun / verb 面具;掩蓋、遮蔽・masks noun (plural) 面具(複數)・masked verb (past tense / past participle) 遮住了;被遮住・masking verb (present participle) 正在遮蔽

四選一

The display team will ____ the unfinished wall with a large fabric panel.

  • masked
  • masking
  • masks
  • mask
看答案

mask

答案為 mask。助動詞 will 後接原形動詞。masked 是過去式或過去分詞;masking 是 -ing 形式;masks 若作動詞是第三人稱單數形式,若作名詞則無法構成此句所需的動詞結構。

同義改寫

The event coordinator wore a silver mask at the office costume party. → At the office costume party, the event coordinator had a silver mask on.
wore a mask 與 had a mask on 都描述當時戴著面具的狀態,並未改成戴上面具的動作。
A large fabric panel masked the unfinished wall behind the product display. → A large fabric panel hid the unfinished wall behind the product display from view.
此處 masked 指遮住牆面,使人看不見,與 hid ... from view 等義。

延伸練習

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