thoughtful學測 L5KK [ˈθɔtfəl]/ˈθɔtfəl/
體貼的;為他人著想的·深思熟慮的;仔細考量過的·用心留意的;仔細專注的·見解深刻獨到的
個性形容詞常考,也是龍騰B4L8單字
The thoughtful teacher paused before answering, then quietly left a snack on the tired student's desk.

這位用心的老師先停頓想了想,接著悄悄在疲憊學生的桌上留下點心。

thought加上表『充滿』的-ful,字面就是『滿載念頭』,helpful、careful同源,但awful已經語意偏移。

一個畫面:念頭滿到溢出

念頭滿溢腦中裝滿各種念頭,滿到快溢出來
念頭轉向他人念頭多半圍繞著別人的感受打轉
反覆咀嚼念頭被拿出來反覆咀嚼、直到想透
動手實踐念頭化為體貼的具體行動

義項

貼心送暖C1adjective體貼的;為他人著想的
It was very thoughtful of you to bring me soup when I was sick.
我生病時你還帶湯來給我,真是太體貼了。
a thoughtful friendthoughtful of you
反覆推敲C1adjective深思熟慮的;仔細考量過的
She gave a thoughtful answer after considering every angle of the question.
她在考慮過問題的每個面向後,給出了一個深思熟慮的答案。
a thoughtful answera thoughtful decision
仔細審閱C2adjective用心留意的;仔細專注的
The thoughtful clerk read the report carefully before showing it to her manager.
這位用心的職員在把報告呈給主管前,仔細讀過一遍。
thoughtful attentiona thoughtful review
見解獨到C1adjective見解深刻獨到的
The thoughtful student often asked smart questions that led to interesting discussions in class.
這位善於思考的學生常提出聰明的問題,帶出精彩的課堂討論。
a thoughtful essaya thoughtful comment

片語

a thoughtful gift禮物藏心意 →細心挑選的貼心禮物
a thoughtful gesture小動作見心 →體貼別人的小舉動
a thoughtful look眼神帶沉思 →若有所思的表情
a thoughtful silence安靜在思考 →陷入思考的沉默片刻

你會不會這樣說?

It was ___ of him to forget her birthday again. (thoughtful / thoughtless)

看答案

thoughtless

thoughtless指欠考慮,忘記生日就是不夠體貼的表現。

'The thoughtful clerk read the report carefully before showing it to her manager.' 這句的thoughtful最接近哪個意思?(A)體貼的 (B)用心留意的 (C)富有深度思考的

看答案

(B)

此句描述工作時仔細專注的態度,對應「用心留意」義項,而非體貼他人。

字族

thoughtfully 體貼地;深思熟慮地・thoughtfulness 體貼;周到・thoughtless 欠考慮的;不顧他人感受的

順路看看

thoughtlessthoughtful的反義詞,欠缺考慮
mindful強調對當下保持覺察

延伸練習

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