riot學測 L5KK [ˈraɪət] ｜ /ˈraɪət/
暴動；騷亂·極有趣的人事物；笑料
詞義反差大，暴動與爆笑同形
The protest near the MRT station suddenly turned into a riot.
抗議在捷運站附近突然演變成暴動。
一個畫面：全場失控爆走
街頭鬧成一團群眾推擠、砸毀，場面失去秩序
笑到停不下來觀眾捧腹大笑，整場鬧哄哄
失控的臨界點無論暴力或歡笑，一旦爆開就收不住
義項
街頭暴動C1noun暴動；騷亂
The riot broke out when angry people started throwing rocks and breaking windows.
當憤怒的民眾開始丟石頭、打破窗戶時，暴動爆發了。
a violent riota riot broke out
喜劇爆笑C1noun極有趣的人事物；笑料
The comedian was a riot, and everyone laughed the whole time.
那位喜劇演員超好笑，大家全程都在笑。
was a riot
片語
a riot broke out暴動爆發 →暴動突然發生
a violent riot激烈暴動 →非常猛烈的暴動
was a riot笑到爆 →整場笑到停不下來
你會不會這樣說？
'The comedian was a riot, and everyone laughed the whole time.' 這裡的 riot 最接近哪個意思？(A) 暴動 (B) 非常好笑的人事物
看答案
(B)
此句描述喜劇演出讓人發笑，對應「極有趣；笑料」的義項，並非「暴動」。
When angry people started throwing rocks and breaking windows, a ___ broke out. (riot / quiet)
看答案
riot
riot 指暴動、騷亂，quiet 指安靜，兩字字尾拼法相近但意思完全相反。
字族
riotous 喧鬧狂歡的；暴動的