weather學測 L2KK [ˈwɛðɚ] | /ˈwɛðɚ/
天氣;氣候狀況·風化;受侵蝕·渡過難關;挺過
常考字,一字身兼名詞與動詞
The little bakery weathered years of bad weather and business trouble, yet it never closed.
這間小麵包店撐過了多年的壞天氣與經營困境,卻始終沒有關門。
一個畫面:頂風冒雨撐下去
天氣描述描述此刻大氣的狀態
風雨侵蝕長期日曬雨淋逐漸耗損
撐過風暴頂住惡劣情況挺過去
義項
野餐好天氣A1noun天氣;氣候狀況
Today's weather is sunny and warm, perfect for a picnic in the park.
今天的天氣晴朗溫暖,最適合在公園野餐。
good weatherbad weather
舊圍籬風化A1verb風化;受侵蝕
The wooden bench in the yard has weathered badly over the past few years.
院子裡的木頭長椅這幾年已經風化得很嚴重。
weathered wooda weathered face
撐過艱困時期A1verb渡過難關;挺過
The small shop managed to weather hard times and stayed open.
這家小商店撐過了艱困的時期,仍持續營業。
weather the stormweather hard times
片語
weather forecast氣象主播播報 →天氣預報
weather the storm撐過暴風雨 →比喻渡過難關
bad weather烏雲密布 →惡劣天氣狀況
under the weather身體微恙 →覺得不太舒服
你會不會這樣說?
I don't know ___ it will rain today. (weather / whether)
看答案
whether
weather 指天氣,whether 表示「是否」,發音相同易混淆。
'The small shop managed to weather hard times and stayed open.' 這裡的 weather 最接近哪個意思?(A) 天氣 (B) 渡過/挺過 (C) 風化
看答案
(B)
此句 weather 當動詞,指成功撐過困境,而非天氣或風化。
字族
weathered 風化的;飽經風霜的・weatherproof 防風雨的