meaning學測 L2KK [ˈminɪŋ]/ˈminɪŋ/
意思;含義·意義;重要性
學測必考名詞,語意層次豐富
A smile has no words, but it still has meaning.

微笑沒有言語,卻仍然帶有意義。

meaning 既是字典裡黑白分明的定義,也是沒說出口、只能意會的心意。

一個畫面:話中有話

字面意思查字典就能找到的意思
話外之意表情、動作裡藏的心意

義項

字典定義A2noun意思;含義
Look up the word in a dictionary if you don't know its meaning.
如果不知道這個字的意思,就查字典。
the meaning of a wordlook up the meaning
擁抱心意A2noun意義;重要性
She didn't say a word, but her hug had a deep meaning for him.
她一句話也沒說,但那個擁抱對他來說意義深遠。
a deep meaningfull of meaning

片語

the meaning of life人生大哉問 →人生的意義
true meaning看穿表象 →真正的意義
lose its meaning說到爛掉 →失去原本的意義
full of meaning滿滿心意 →充滿意義

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I don't understand the ___ of this sentence. (mean / meaning)

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meaning

meaning 是名詞「意思」,mean 是動詞,兩者詞性不同。

'The gift was small, but it was full of meaning.' 這句話的 meaning 最接近哪個意思?(A) 字典定義 (B) 心意/重要性

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(B)

此句形容禮物承載的心意,對應「意義;重要性」而非字典定義。

字族

meaningful 有意義的・meaningless 沒有意義的・mean 表示;意味著

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