massage學測 L5KK [məˈsɑʒ] ｜ /məˈsɑʒ/
按摩；推拿·按摩；揉捏
生活常用詞，兼具動詞與名詞雙重身份
The therapist massaged her shoulders until the tension finally melted away.
治療師按摩她的肩膀，直到緊繃感終於逐漸消散。
一個畫面：雙手揉壓肌肉
手掌施力雙手在皮膚上來回揉捏
揉開痠痛反覆按壓，讓緊繃肌肉放鬆
身心放鬆痠痛褪去後感到平靜舒暢
義項
肩頸紓壓C1noun按摩；推拿
After a long day at work, Sarah treated herself to a relaxing massage to relieve the tension in her shoulders.
忙了一整天後，莎拉犒賞自己做了一次放鬆的按摩，以舒緩肩膀的緊繃。
a relaxing massageget a massage
掌心揉壓C1verb按摩；揉捏
The therapist gently massaged the patient's sore muscles to ease the pain.
治療師輕輕揉捏病人痠痛的肌肉以減輕疼痛。
massage the shouldersmassage sore muscles
片語
massage therapy專業推拿 →以按摩進行的治療
foot massage腳底按摩 →針對雙腳的按摩
massage chair自動按摩椅 →會自動按摩的椅子
massage oil推拿用油 →按摩時使用的潤滑油
你會不會這樣說？
After a long day, she went to get a relaxing ___. (massage / message)
看答案
massage
massage 是按摩，message 是訊息，拼字相近但意思不同。
'The therapist massaged the patient's muscles.' 這裡的 massaged 是什麼詞性？(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞
看答案
(B)
massage 可作動詞，指用手揉捏肌肉以舒緩痠痛。
字族
massager 按摩器；按摩師
順路看看
therapy — 治療的統稱，按摩是其中一種relax — 放鬆，按摩最終想達到的狀態tension — 緊繃感，正是按摩要舒緩的東西多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
旅館服務預約
The hotel receptionist booked a thirty-minute massage for the guest.
旅館櫃檯人員替房客預約了三十分鐘的按摩。
員工休息時間
During her afternoon break, Yuting gently massaged her hands.
下午休息時，玉婷輕輕按摩自己的雙手。
詞族
massage noun / verb 按摩；按摩、揉捏・massaged verb (past tense / past participle) 按摩（過去式／過去分詞）・massaging verb (present participle) / gerund 正在按摩；按摩的動作
四選一
During the demonstration, the therapist will ____ the client's shoulders.
看答案
massage
助動詞 will 後須接動詞原形 massage。massaged 是過去式或過去分詞，massages 是第三人稱單數動詞或複數名詞，massaging 是現在分詞或動名詞，均不符合本句 will 後的結構。
同義改寫
During her break, the receptionist gently massaged her hands. → During her break, the receptionist gently rubbed and kneaded her hands.
rubbed and kneaded 描述按摩的揉擦與揉捏動作，保留休息時間、部位及輕柔程度。
The spa receptionist booked a foot massage for the guest. → The spa receptionist scheduled a session in which the guest's feet would be rubbed and kneaded.
將 foot massage 展開為揉擦、揉捏雙腳的服務時段，保留櫃檯替客人預約的意思，未增加療效承諾。