meaningful學測 L3KK [ˈminɪŋfəl]/ˈminɪŋfəl/
有意義的;有目的的
龍騰B3L7必備字,學測常考
A meaningful conversation with her grandmother changed the way Amy saw life.

跟祖母一場有意義的對話,改變了Amy看待人生的方式。

meaningful 由 meaning 加 -ful 組成,和 helpful、useful 同一家族,字面是「充滿意義」。

一個畫面:話語烙進心底

刻痕留心重要的話深深刻進心裡
沉甸份量說出口的話帶著重量感
餘韻不散談完之後仍在心裡迴盪

義項

話語烙印C1adjective有意義的;有目的的
Talking about her future with her father felt meaningful to Amy.
跟爸爸聊未來讓Amy覺得很有意義。
a meaningful conversationa meaningful relationshipa meaningful life

片語

a meaningful relationship深刻情誼 →有意義的關係
a meaningful conversation推心置腹 →有意義的對話
a meaningful life活得踏實 →有意義的人生
a meaningful look眼神傳意 →意味深長的眼神
a meaningful contribution貢獻有感 →有意義的貢獻

你會不會這樣說?

This gift means a lot to me, it's very ___. (meaning / meaningful)

看答案

meaningful

meaningful 是形容詞,meaning 是名詞,功能不同。

哪一個描述「意味深長的眼神」最正確?(A) a meaningful look (B) a meaning look

看答案

(A)

meaningful 才是形容詞用法,meaning look 不合文法。

字族

meaning 意義(名詞)・meaningless 無意義的・meaningfully 有意義地

順路看看

purposeful強調帶著目的,行動導向
meaninglessmeaningful 的反義,毫無意義

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

職涯討論
The conversation with her supervisor felt meaningful because it helped her clarify her career goals.
與主管的對話讓她覺得很有意義,因為這幫助她釐清了職涯目標。
工作價值
Helping new colleagues settle in is a meaningful part of my job.
協助新同事適應環境,是我工作中很有意義的一部分。

詞族

meaningful adjective 有意義的;有目的的・meaningfully adverb 有意義地・meaning noun 意義

四選一

Participants described the career discussion as deeply ____.

  • meaningfully
  • meaning
  • meaningful
  • meanings
看答案

meaningful

完整句中,meaningful 是形容詞,受 deeply 修飾,描述討論很有意義。meaningfully 是副詞,無法在此充當描述 discussion 的補語;meaning 和 meanings 是名詞,也不符合 deeply ____ 的結構。

同義改寫

Helping new colleagues gives her work meaning. → Helping new colleagues makes her work meaningful.
兩句都表示協助新同事讓她的工作有意義,將名詞 meaning 改寫為形容詞 meaningful。
For our team, mentoring interns is meaningful work. → For our team, mentoring interns is work with a sense of purpose.
此處 meaningful 強調工作具有目的與意義,work with a sense of purpose 保留這層意思。

延伸練習

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