rusty學測 L4KK [ˈrʌsti] ｜ /ˈrʌsti/
生鏽的；布滿鏽蝕的·鐵鏽色的；紅褐色的·過時的；老舊過氣的·生疏的；久未練習的
學測常考的比喻延伸字
The bike was rusty, and Tom said his math skills felt just as rusty after summer break.
腳踏車生鏽了，Tom也說暑假結束後他的數學能力同樣『生疏』。
一個畫面：鐵器久置生鏽
生鏽鐵器金屬長期受潮，表面長出紅褐鏽斑
褪色轉舊顏色泛紅褐，外觀顯得老舊
久未使用物品或技藝擱置太久，因而退步過時
義項
鐵鏽外觀C2adjective生鏽的；布滿鏽蝕的
The old bike was so rusty that it was hard to turn the pedals.
那台舊腳踏車鏽得很嚴重，連踏板都很難轉動。
a rusty naila rusty gatea rusty bike
鏽紅色澤C2adjective鐵鏽色的；紅褐色的
Autumn covered the hillside with rusty leaves.
秋天為山坡鋪上一層鐵鏽色的落葉。
rusty leavesa rusty red
過時老舊C2adjective過時的；老舊過氣的
His computer is so old and rusty that it cannot connect to the internet.
他的電腦太老舊過時，甚至連網路都連不上。
a rusty strategyrusty technology
技藝生疏C2adjective生疏的；久未練習的
I used to be a great basketball player, but I have not played in years, so I am pretty rusty now.
我以前是很厲害的籃球員，但多年沒打，現在已經很生疏了。
rusty skillsget rusty
片語
a rusty nail生鏽鐵釘 →生鏽變色的釘子
get rusty技藝變鈍 →技能久未使用而退步
a rusty strategy過時招數 →老舊過時的做法
rust-colored鏽褐色澤 →偏紅褐色的顏色
你會不會這樣說？
The old bike had been left outside for years and was completely ___. (rusty / dusty)
看答案
rusty
rusty 指金屬生鏽，dusty 指佈滿灰塵，兩字字尾相同易看錯。
'I haven't played in years, so I'm pretty rusty now.' 這裡的 rusty 最接近哪個意思？(A) 生鏽 (B) 生疏 (C) 過時
看答案
(B)
此句描述許久沒打球導致球技退步，對應「生疏」義項而非金屬生鏽。
字族
rust 鏽；使生鏽（名詞／動詞）