moody學測 L6KK [ˈmudi] ｜ /ˈmudi/
情緒化的；喜怒無常的·鬱鬱寡歡的；易怒的·氣氛陰鬱的；引人遐想的
學測常考，易與 mood 詞性混淆
The manager was moody today, smiling at lunch but silent by five o'clock.
經理今天情緒陰晴不定，中午還笑咪咪，五點卻安靜不說話。
一個畫面：臉色忽晴忽雨
晴天臉前一秒還笑咪咪
轉陰臉下一秒就板起臉
低氣壓整個人窩著不說話
義項
陰晴多變C2adjective情緒化的；喜怒無常的
Jenna is very moody - one moment she is happy and the next she is upset.
珍娜情緒很不穩定，前一刻還開心，下一刻就不高興了。
a moody teenagermoody one moment, cheerful the next
易怒低落C1adjective鬱鬱寡歡的；易怒的
Mark was moody all morning, and he was angry with his classmates for no reason.
馬克整個早上心情很差，莫名對同班同學發脾氣。
feel moodymoody and silent
陰鬱氛圍C1adjective氣氛陰鬱的；引人遐想的
The dim light made the little jazz club feel moody and quiet.
昏暗的燈光讓這間小爵士酒吧顯得氣氛低沉、安靜。
a moody photographa moody jazz club
片語
a moody teenager少年變臉 →情緒起伏的青少年
a moody photograph陰鬱光影 →氣氛低沉的照片
a moody jazz club昏暗爵士吧 →氣氛陰鬱的爵士酒吧
你會不會這樣說？
Sarah is often ___, laughing one minute and crying the next. (mood / moody)
看答案
moody
moody 是形容詞，指情緒不穩定；mood 是名詞，指心情本身。
'Mark was moody all morning and was angry with his classmates for no reason.' 這裡的 moody 最接近哪個意思？(A) 情緒忽晴忽雨 (B) 心情不好、易怒 (C) 氣氛低沉
看答案
(B)
此句描述因心情不好而發脾氣，對應「鬱鬱寡歡的；易怒的」義項。
字族
mood 心情；情緒・moodily 陰鬱地；喜怒無常地