sticky學測 L3KK [ˈstɪki] ｜ /ˈstɪki/
黏的；有黏性的·悶熱潮濕的·棘手的；令人尷尬難處理的
生活與情緒描寫皆常用，義項易混淆
She tried to peel the sticky label off the jar, but it wouldn't come off easily.
她想把黏在罐子上的標籤撕下來，卻怎麼撕都撕不掉。
一個畫面：黏住撕不開
手指黏物指尖沾到黏膩物質
汗黏皮膚悶熱讓衣服黏在身上
脫身不了陷入尷尬處境難以脫身
義項
手指黏膩B2adjective黏的；有黏性的
After eating a lollipop, my hands became sticky and I had to wash them.
吃完棒棒糖後，我的手變得黏黏的，只好去洗手。
sticky candysticky tape
汗濕黏膚B2adjective悶熱潮濕的
The weather was hot and sticky, so my shirt stuck to my skin.
天氣又濕又黏，我的襯衫都黏在皮膚上了。
sticky weather
尷尬棘手C1adjective棘手的；令人尷尬難處理的
The situation was sticky when Tom forgot his homework and had to explain to the teacher.
湯姆忘記寫作業還得跟老師解釋，這情況真是棘手。
sticky situation
片語
sticky tape黏膩膠帶 →黏性膠帶，貼哪黏哪
sticky bun黏膩甜點 →表面黏黏的甜點
sticky situation脫身不得 →難以脫身的棘手處境
你會不會這樣說？
This label is very ___. (sticky / sticker)
看答案
sticky
sticky為形容詞「黏的」，sticker為名詞「貼紙」，詞性不同。
'The situation was sticky when Tom forgot his homework and had to explain to the teacher.' 這裡的 sticky 最接近哪個意思？(A) 黏的 (B) 悶熱潮濕 (C) 棘手尷尬
看答案
(C)
此句形容處境難處理，對應「棘手的」義項，而非黏性或悶熱義項。
字族
stick 黏住；棍子