學測考點
evidence
「證據」,不可數
- no physical evidence
- scientific evidence
- no solid evidence
there is no evidence that…
「沒有證據顯示…」(no evidence that Blue Monday causes)
evidence of…
「…的證據」(evidence of onions being used)
學測原句
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Many scientists, however, say there is no evidence that Blue Monday causes any more sadness than other specific days of the year.然而許多科學家表示,沒有證據顯示憂鬱星期一比一年中其他特定日子造成更多悲傷。
- there is no evidence that…:「沒有證據顯示…」
- cause:「造成」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段There is evidence of onions being used for culinary and medicinal purposes all over the ancient world.有證據顯示,整個古代世界都把洋蔥用於烹飪和醫療。
- evidence of onions being used:of 後面接動名詞,onions 是動名詞的主詞
- medicinal:「醫療的」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Ample evidences from the Old Testament also suggest that east was at the top of maps in pre-Biblical and Biblical eras, a reason why east is still referred to as the “Orient” today.《舊約聖經》中也有大量證據顯示,聖經時代及其之前,地圖是以東方為上,這也是為什麼東方至今仍被稱為 the Orient。
- ample:「很充足的」
- be referred to as…:「被稱為…」
- , a reason why…:同位語,說明前面整件事是原因;evidence 本來不可數,原文用了 evidences
- 背景:Orient 原指太陽升起的方向,後來用來指東方;orient 當動詞「定方位」也是同一個來源,原本就是「找出東方在哪」。
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Recent research has found lots of evidence to counter the drug company's claims about its "miracle" tablets for curing cancer.近期研究發現許多證據,可以反駁藥廠對其「神奇」藥片能治癒癌症的說法。
- evidence:「證據」,不可數
- claim:這裡是名詞,「說法、主張」
- cure:「治癒」
- 107 學測|文意選填|第 2 段This story may sound highly credible, but there seems to be no solid evidence that it inspired the creation of the treats we know of today as fortune cookies.這個故事聽起來可能很可信,但似乎沒有確切證據顯示,它啟發了我們今天所知的幸運籤餅這種點心的創造。
- credible:「可信的」,cred 是「相信」,和 credit「信用」同源
- solid evidence:「確切的證據」
- there seems to be no…:「似乎沒有…」
- inspire:「啟發」
- treat:這裡是「點心」
- the treats (that) we know of today as…:「我們今天稱為…的點心」,省略關係代名詞 that
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Though lacking scientific evidence, this belief is widely seen in books, magazines, and television shows.雖然缺乏科學證據,這種信念在書籍、雜誌和電視節目中卻隨處可見。
- though lacking…:省略 it is
- lack:「缺乏」
- widely seen:「廣泛可見」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Though there is no physical evidence to support this, the word dakshina “south” in Indian languages also means “right,” suggesting that ancient Indians were oriented toward the east, and therefore south was on their right-hand side.雖然沒有實物證據支持這一點,但印度語言中表示「南」的字 dakshina 也有「右邊」的意思,顯示古印度人是面向東方,所以南方在他們的右手邊。
- physical evidence:「實物證據」
- right-hand side:「右手邊」
- , suggesting that…:「這顯示…」
- 109 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The claim that eating chocolate can prevent heart disease is disputable because there is not enough scientific evidence to support it.吃巧克力可以預防心臟病的說法有爭議,因為沒有足夠的科學證據支持。
- the claim that…:「…的說法」,that 子句說明 claim 的內容
- heart disease:「心臟病」
- scientific evidence:「科學證據」
近義字
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