twig學測 L5KK [ˈtwɪg] | /ˈtwɪg/
細枝;嫩枝·恍然大悟;領會
身兼名詞與英式俚語動詞,易混淆
A twig broke, and Mia suddenly twigged that someone was behind her.
一根細枝斷了,米亞忽然驚覺背後有人。
一個畫面:細枝報信
細枝樹上細小、容易折斷的枝條,鳥築巢常拿來當骨架
輕輕一顫風一吹,細枝先晃動,透露風往哪吹
忽然看懂你注意到那個小動靜,忽然就明白了
義項
鳥巢細枝C1noun細枝;嫩枝
The bird built its nest using twigs and dry leaves.
那隻鳥用細枝和乾葉築巢。
a dry twiga small twig
忽然開竅B2verb恍然大悟;領會
After reading the chapter a few times, I finally twigged what the author meant.
把那章讀了幾遍後,我終於明白作者的意思。
片語
a dry twig枯枝一根 →乾燥易斷的細枝
twigs and leaves枝葉築巢 →築巢常用的枝葉材料
snap a twig踩斷細枝 →用力踩斷一根細枝
finally twig終於想通 →終於恍然大悟
你會不會這樣說?
After several tries, she finally ___ what her teacher meant. (twig / twigged)
看答案
twigged
twigged 是過去式動詞,表示恍然大悟;twig 作名詞時指細枝。
'I finally twigged what the author meant.' 這裡的 twigged 最接近哪個意思?(A) 細枝 (B) 恍然大悟 (C) 折斷
看答案
(B)
此句是動詞用法,指忽然明白,而非名詞的細枝。
字族
twiggy 細瘦如枝的;多細枝的