portable學測 L4KK [ˈpɔrtəbəl]/ˈpɔrtəbəl/
可攜式的;便攜的·舊式手提電腦;打字機
生活科技必備字,形容詞兼名詞雙重身份
The portable speaker fits in her bag, so she brings music wherever she goes.

這台手提喇叭放得進她的包包,所以她走到哪都能聽音樂。

portable 藏著拉丁字根 port(攜帶),和 transport、export、report 系出同源。

一個畫面:輕巧提著走

體積輕巧尺寸小、重量輕,好收好搬
單手可提一隻手就能輕鬆提起移動
隨身攜帶帶著走不費太多力氣

義項

輕巧好攜C1adjective可攜式的;便攜的
This laptop is small and light, so it's very portable.
這台筆電又小又輕,非常方便攜帶。
a portable laptopa portable speaker
隨身裝置C1noun舊式手提電腦;打字機
In the 1980s, he used to take his portable to work every day.
在1980年代,他以前每天都帶著手提電腦去上班。
a portable typewritera portable computer

片語

portable charger口袋供電 →隨身攜帶的行動電源
portable speaker隨身喇叭 →可以帶著走的喇叭
portable computer隨身工作站 →可攜帶的筆記型電腦
portable device口袋科技 →任何可攜帶的電子裝置

你會不會這樣說?

Which sentence uses 'portable' as a noun? (A) This laptop is very portable. (B) In the 1980s, he used to take his portable to work every day.

看答案

(B)

(B)portable當名詞指舊式手提電腦,現代說laptop;(A)為形容詞。

portable、transport、export、report 這幾個字共同藏著哪個字根?

看答案

port(攜帶)

這幾個字都含有 port(攜帶)這個拉丁字根,字義都與「帶、運」有關。

字族

portability 可攜性;便攜性

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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

攜帶簡報設備
We use a portable projector for presentations at clients' offices.
我們到客戶辦公室做簡報時,會使用可攜式投影機。
回顧早期辦公設備
In 1985, our sales manager carried a portable on business trips to type her reports.
1985 年,我們的業務經理出差時會帶著一台手提電腦或打字機,用來打報告。

詞族

portable adjective 可攜式的;便於攜帶的・portability noun 便攜性・portables plural noun 手提電腦或打字機(舊式用語)

四選一

The projector is sufficiently ____ for employees to carry between meeting rooms.

  • portability
  • portable
  • portably
  • portables
看答案

portable

is 後需要形容詞作補語,並由 sufficiently 修飾,因此選 portable。portability 是抽象名詞;portably 是副詞,不能在此充當形容詞補語;portables 是複數名詞,也不符合 sufficiently 加形容詞的結構。

同義改寫

The technician requested a portable printer for visits to branch offices. → The technician requested a printer that is easy to carry for visits to branch offices.
portable 在此強調印表機便於攜帶,與 that is easy to carry 相符。
In 1982, the editor typed every article on a portable, a small typewriter she carried to interviews. → In 1982, the editor typed every article on a small, easy-to-carry typewriter that she took to interviews.
原句已明確指出 portable 是小型打字機;改寫保留設備種類、攜帶用途及年代,不將這個舊式名詞泛指所有裝置。

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤