nerve學測 L2KK [ˈnɝv] ｜ /ˈnɝv/
神經·膽量；勇氣·厚臉皮；放肆無禮·使鼓起勇氣；激勵
學測常考,一字身兼神經與膽量
It takes nerve to keep your hand steady when the doctor's needle touches a nerve.
當醫生的針碰到神經時,還能穩住手不動,才是真正的膽量。
一個畫面：繃緊的傳訊線
電線傳訊神經像電線,把痛覺送到腦
繃緊不斷壓力下繃緊卻不斷裂,化為膽量
外露不遮神經外露毫不遮掩,顯得厚臉皮
義項
戳到神經B2noun神經
The doctor touched a nerve, and she felt a sharp pain in her arm.
醫生碰到了一條神經,她感到一陣劇痛傳到手臂。
hit a nervetouch a nerve
臨危不亂B2noun膽量；勇氣
She had the nerve to stay calm when the fire alarm rang.
警報響起時,她仍有膽量保持冷靜。
have the nerve
厚臉皮開口B2noun厚臉皮；放肆無禮
She had the nerve to cut in the line at the night market without saying sorry.
她厚著臉皮在夜市插隊,連一句抱歉都沒有。
have the nervewhat a nerve
自我打氣B2verb使鼓起勇氣；激勵
She had to nerve herself to speak to her boss about the problem.
她必須鼓起勇氣,去跟老闆談這個問題。
nerve yourself
片語
have the nerve厚臉皮開口 →厚著臉皮去做某件事
hit a nerve戳到痛處 →說中最敏感的痛處
nerves of steel鋼鐵般鎮定 →極度冷靜的膽量
get on my nerves惹人心煩 →讓人感到厭煩
你會不會這樣說？
She had the ___ to ask for a raise. (nerve / never)
看答案
nerve
nerve 是「膽量」,never 是「從不」,兩字只差一個字母。
'The doctor touched a nerve, and she felt a sharp pain in her arm.' 這句的 nerve 最接近哪個意思？(A) 神經 (B) 膽量 (C) 厚臉皮
看答案
(A)
此句描述身體構造被觸碰引發疼痛,對應「神經」,並非勇氣或厚臉皮。
字族
nervous 緊張的；神經質的・nerve-racking 令人緊張的