remote / remove 易混淆字
remote 是「偏遠的、遙遠的」,remove 是「移除」。
106 學測|詞彙題
Peter plans to hike in a remote part of Africa, where he might not meet another human being for days.
Peter 打算到非洲偏遠的地方健行,在那裡他可能好幾天都遇不到其他人。(偏遠的地區)
- 考點:remote「偏遠的」,後面 might not meet another human being for days 是線索,人煙稀少。native「本地的」、tricky「棘手的」、vacant「空著的」都不符合
- human being:「人類」
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
Their salt glands can remove the salt in the seawater.
牠們的鹽腺可以去除海水中的鹽。(去除鹽分)
- salt gland:「鹽腺」
107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
Mixing salt with water is not as easy as removing salt from seawater.
把鹽和水混合,不像從海水中去除鹽那麼容易。(去除鹽)
- mixing…:以 V-ing 開頭的一段話當主詞,指「把鹽和水混合」這件事
- not as easy as…:「不像…那麼容易」
111 學測|閱讀測驗
When part of their heart is removed, they can grow it back in a matter of weeks.
心臟的一部分被切除時,牠們幾週內就能長回來。(被移除)
- grow back:「長回來」
- in a matter of weeks:「在幾週內」
怎麼判斷
- remote 是「遙遠的、偏遠的」。例:a remote village(偏遠的村莊)
- remove 是「移除、拿掉」。例:remove your shoes(脫掉鞋子)
- 記法:remove 裡有 move(移動)。
自我檢測
106 學測|詞彙題
1. Peter plans to hike in a ____ part of Africa, where he might not meet another human being for days.
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
2. Their salt glands can ____ the salt in the seawater.
