wary學測 L5KK [ˈwɛri] ｜ /ˈwɛri/
謹慎的；小心翼翼的·戒備的；不輕易信任的
CEEC 五級字，時事新聞常用
She stayed wary of the dark street, watching every shadow for danger.
她對這條漆黑的街道保持警戒，緊盯著每個陰影以防危險。
一個畫面：瞇眼掃視四周
瞇眼觀察瞇眼打量，留意周遭動靜
放慢腳步先觀察情況，再決定要不要行動
保持距離與陌生的人事物保持警戒距離
義項
夜路戒備C2adjective謹慎的；小心翼翼的
After hearing strange noises outside, she became wary of walking alone at night.
聽到外頭傳來奇怪的聲響後，她晚上獨自走路時變得提高警覺。
wary of dangera wary look
陌生訊息C1adjective戒備的；不輕易信任的
After getting a strange email asking for her password, Mia became wary of messages from people she didn't know.
收到一封索取密碼的奇怪信件後，Mia開始對不熟識的人傳來的訊息心生戒備。
wary of strangerswary of emails
片語
wary of邊走邊留意 →對某件事保持戒心
keep a wary eye on緊盯不放 →隨時盯著，保持警戒
你會不會這樣說？
She looked ___ as she walked home alone at night. (wary / weary)
看答案
wary
wary 是「提高警覺」，weary 是「疲憊」，兩字只差一字母，意思不同。
'After getting a strange email asking for her password, Mia became wary of messages from people she didn't know.' 這裡的 wary 最接近哪個意思？(A) 提高警覺，注意危險 (B) 戒備、不輕易信任他人
看答案
(B)
此句形容對陌生訊息的不信任，對應戒備義項，而非單純注意危險。
字族
warily 小心地；謹慎地・wariness 警覺；戒心