woe學測 L6KK [ˈwo] ｜ /ˈwoʊ/
悲痛;苦惱·悲哀;深切哀痛
文學與新聞常見的悲傷字眼
After failing the exam he had studied so hard for, Tom felt nothing but woe.
為那場拼命準備的段考考砸後,湯姆心中滿是悲痛。
一個畫面：掩面哀嘆
掩面雙手摀住臉,難掩傷心
嘆息長長嘆一聲,吐出心中苦楚
低頭肩膀垂下,像扛著沉重打擊
義項
風災愁雲B2noun悲痛;苦惱
The town was filled with a sense of woe after a bad storm destroyed many homes.
一場風暴摧毀許多房屋後,小鎮陷入一片悲痛。
great woea sense of woe
喪親之痛B2noun悲哀;深切哀痛
She felt great woe when she heard of her mother's death.
聽到母親過世的消息時,她感到深切的哀痛。
overcome with woe
片語
woe is me捶胸哀嘆 →哀嘆自己處境淒慘
tale of woe苦命故事 →充滿悲慘遭遇的故事
woe betide大禍臨頭 →做壞事就會遭殃
你會不會這樣說？
「___ is me!」她哭喊著,心裡滿是悲傷。(woe / whoa)
看答案
woe
woe 是悲傷的哀嘆詞,whoa 是要人停下來的驚呼聲,兩字發音相同但意思不同。
'She felt great woe when she heard of her mother's death.' 這裡的 woe 最接近哪個意思?(A) 一般的失落沮喪 (B) 因至親過世而生的深切哀痛
看答案
(B)
此句描述至親過世帶來的哀痛,對應「深切哀痛」的義項,而非泛指的失落感。
字族
woeful 悲慘的;令人痛心的・woefully 悲慘地;糟糕地