學測考點
corner
「角、邊角」(sharp corners、the four corners on a square window)
學測原句
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Scientists found that sharp corners are natural weak spots where stress concentrates.科學家發現,尖角天生是弱點,應力會集中在那裡。
- sharp corners:「尖角」
- weak spots:「弱點」
- stress:這裡是物理的「應力」,指物體受到的力,不是心理壓力
- concentrate:「集中」;where 指 weak spots
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段When subjected to repeated pressurization high in the sky, the four corners on a square window may spell disaster.在高空反覆加壓時,方形窗的四個角可能釀成災難。
- when subjected to…:省略 the four corners are
- be subjected to…:「遭受…」
- repeated:「反覆的」
- spell disaster:「預示災難」,spell 這裡是「意味著」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段As tea became much cheaper during the nineteenth century, its popularity spread right through all corners of the British society.隨著茶在十九世紀變得便宜許多,它的受歡迎程度遍及英國社會的每個角落。
- as:這裡是「隨著」
- much cheaper:much 加強比較級
- right through…:「一直穿透…」,right 強調範圍之廣
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Airline passengers may have noticed that all plane windows have rounded edges, instead of the hard corners commonly found in our house.搭飛機的乘客可能注意到,所有飛機窗戶的邊緣都是圓弧形,而不是我們家裡常見的尖銳轉角。
- airline passenger:「搭飛機的乘客」
- may have noticed:may have + 過去分詞,「可能已經注意到」
- rounded edges:「圓邊」
- instead of…:「而不是…」
- commonly found in our house:過去分詞,修飾 hard corners
想把學測單字一次整理好、邊背邊做筆記?
