lightning / lighting 易混淆字
lightning 是「閃電」,沒有 e;lighting 是「照明」,是 light 加 -ing。
110 學測|綜合測驗
Being hit by lightning is a rare event.
被閃電擊中是罕見的事。(被閃電擊中)
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Best I can figure is that I have some chemical, some mineral, in my body that draws lightning.
我能想到最好的解釋是,我身體裡有某種化學物質、某種礦物質,會吸引閃電。(引來閃電)
- best I can figure:省略 the,「我能想出最好的解釋」
111 學測|篇章結構
Obon concludes with another bonfire, okuribi, lighting up the sky to see the ancestors' spirits off.
盂蘭盆節以另一堆營火「送火」(okuribi)作結,火光照亮天空,送祖先的靈魂離開。(照亮天空)
- okuribi:日文「送火」
- lighting up the sky:分詞構句,「照亮天空」
- see someone off:「送某人離開」
- spirit:「靈魂」
怎麼判斷
- lightning 是「閃電」,和打雷(thunder)一起出現,拼法比 lighting 多一個 n。
- lighting 是「燈光、照明」,也可以是「點亮」,是 light 加 -ing。例:The lighting in this room is too dim.(這間房間的燈光太暗)
自我檢測
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1. Being hit by ____ is a rare event.
111 學測|篇章結構
2. Obon concludes with another bonfire, okuribi, ____ up the sky to see the ancestors' spirits off.
110 學測|綜合測驗
3. Best I can figure is that I have some chemical, some mineral, in my body that draws ____.
