rainy學測 L1KK [ˈreni]/ˈreɪni/
下雨的;多雨的
夏季午後雷陣雨,天天用得到
Don't forget your umbrella; it's going to be a rainy day.

別忘了帶雨傘,今天會是個下雨天。

西雅圖以「多雨城市」聞名,rainy不只形容一天天氣,也能形容一整個城市或季節的氣候特徵。

一個畫面:全身濕答答,得撐傘遮雨

當下下雨此刻正下著雨,路面濕滑
整季多雨某地或某季常態性下雨

義項

撐傘的雨天A1adj.下雨的;多雨的
Bring an umbrella because it's a rainy day.
記得帶雨傘,因為今天是雨天。
a rainy dayrainy seasonrainy weather

片語

save for a rainy day存錢防急難 →未雨綢繆,存錢防急用
rainy season整季濕答答 →雨季,連續多雨的季節
rainy day fund應急備用金 →應急預備金,防不時之需

你會不會這樣說?

「It's rain today.」文法正確嗎?

看答案

不正確

rain是名詞,形容天氣要用rainy

「rainy day fund」是雨天專用的雨傘基金,對不對?

看答案

不對

rainy day fund指應急預備金,跟雨傘無關

字族

rain 雨;下雨・rainfall 降雨量

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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

訪客接待
On rainy days, visitors can leave their umbrellas beside the reception desk.
下雨天,訪客可以把雨傘放在接待櫃檯旁。
活動安排
We moved the staff picnic indoors because of the rainy weather.
由於天氣多雨,我們將員工野餐活動移到室內。

詞族

rain n.; v. 雨;下雨・rainy adj. 下雨的;多雨的・rainier adj.(比較級) 更多雨的

四選一

The forecast suggests that tomorrow will be unusually ____.

  • rain
  • rained
  • rainy
  • rains
看答案

rainy

答案是 rainy:在 be 後以形容詞描述天氣,並由 unusually 修飾。rain 是名詞或原形動詞;rained 是過去式或過去分詞,此處不構成合理的被動語意;rains 是複數名詞或第三人稱單數動詞,皆不適合此結構。

同義改寫

The outdoor staff event was canceled because of rainy weather. → The outdoor staff event was canceled because the weather was rainy.
because of rainy weather 改為 because the weather was rainy,保留取消活動的天氣原因,不另外斷言當時雨正持續落下。
This branch gets fewer visitors during the rainy season. → This branch gets fewer visitors during the season with frequent rain.
the season with frequent rain 將 rainy season 的「多雨季節」意思完整說明,來客較少的訊息不變。

延伸練習

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