popularity學測 L4KK [ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti]/ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti/
受歡迎程度;名氣·流行;廣受追捧
常與形容詞 popular 混淆
This author's popularity grew after her new book won an award.

這位作家的人氣在她的新書得獎後高漲。

popularity 藏著拉丁字根 popul-(人民),和 populate 系出同源,本質都在說「很多人」。

一個畫面:眾人目光聚焦

目光聚焦很多人同時注意到你
掌聲響起許多人肯定、喜歡你
口耳相傳一傳十,越來越多人知道

義項

人氣飆升B1noun受歡迎程度;名氣
The singer's popularity grew fast after she won a big contest.
這位歌手的人氣在她贏得大賽後迅速上升。
gain popularitylose popularity
熱潮蔓延B2noun流行;廣受追捧
The song's popularity spread so quickly that every night market stall was playing it.
這首歌的人氣迅速擴散,很快每個夜市攤位都在播放它。
a surge in popularityenjoy popularity

片語

gain popularity人氣攀升 →逐漸受到歡迎
lose popularity人氣下滑 →漸漸不再受歡迎
a surge in popularity人氣暴增 →短時間內爆紅
at the height of popularity聲勢正旺 →人氣正處於高峰

你會不會這樣說?

Her ___ kept rising after the concert. (popularity / popular)

看答案

popularity

空格要填名詞,popular 是形容詞、不能直接接在冠詞後。

'The song's popularity spread so quickly that every night market stall was playing it.' 這裡的 popularity 最接近哪個意思?(A) 銷售金額 (B) 廣受喜愛、流行的程度 (C) 演唱會場地

看答案

(B)

popularity 指多數人喜愛或跟隨的程度,與銷售金額、場地無關。

字族

popular 受歡迎的;流行的・popularize 使普及、使流行

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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

員工活動
The popularity of the lunchtime book club surprised the office manager.
午休讀書會的受歡迎程度讓辦公室經理感到意外。
辦公空間設計
The design team noted a surge in the popularity of minimalist office furniture.
設計團隊注意到,極簡風格辦公家具在短時間內大受歡迎。

詞族

popularity noun 受歡迎程度;流行・popular adjective 受歡迎的;流行的・unpopular adjective 不受歡迎的

四選一

The ____ of the lunchtime book club has grown steadily since May.

  • popular
  • popularity
  • popularly
  • popularize
看答案

popularity

完整句需要名詞 popularity 作主詞,表示讀書會的受歡迎程度。popular 是形容詞,popularly 是副詞,popularize 是動詞,皆無法在此組成 The ____ of the lunchtime book club 這個名詞片語。

同義改寫

The staff café has gained popularity among employees. → The staff café has become more popular among employees.
兩句都表示員工咖啡廳比以前更受員工歡迎,保留了受歡迎程度上升的意思。
Minimalist office furniture is enjoying popularity among local designers. → Minimalist office furniture is currently popular among local designers.
enjoying popularity 與 currently popular 在此都表示目前廣受當地設計師歡迎。

延伸練習

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