學測英文-精準背單字

依「學測單字講義」分組

學測考點

less than…
「少於…、不到…」:less than 後面接數量(in less than four months、9.3% less than those)
less A and more B
「與其說是 A,不如說是 B」(less a rule and more a blip)
less A than B
「與其說是 A,不如說是 B」(less a sign of rare genius than a natural human potential)

學測原句

  • 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段
    Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months.
    不到四個月,就賣出了兩千五百萬個塑膠圈。
    • twenty-five million:「兩千五百萬」
    • in less than four months:「不到四個月內」
  • 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段
    The study showed that participants who wore the glasses ate 9.3% less than those who did not wear them.
    研究顯示,戴這種眼鏡的參與者,比沒戴的人少吃 9.3%。
    • 9.3% less than…:「比…少 9.3%」
    • those who did not wear them:those 指 participants
  • 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 6 段
    So, perhaps the north-on-top practice is less a rule and more a blip.
    所以,「北方在上」或許不算規則,只是歷史上的一段小插曲。
    • less A and more B:「與其說是 A,不如說是 B」
    • blip:「短暫的小變動」
  • 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段
    However, according to a wide array of scientific and sociological research, creativity is less a sign of rare genius than a natural human potential.
    然而,根據大量的科學與社會學研究,創造力與其說是罕見天才的標誌,不如說是人類天生的潛能。
    • less A than B:「與其說是 A,不如說是 B」;a sign of rare genius 是 A,a natural human potential 是 B
    • a wide array of…:「大量的…」,array 是「一排、一系列」
    • potential:「潛能」
  • 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段
    Worse yet, exposure to graphic violence and bloodshed can make them less sensitive to real-life violence and more accepting of aggression.
    更糟的是,接觸血腥暴力與流血場面,可能讓他們對現實中的暴力變得比較不敏感,也更能接受攻擊行為。
    • worse yet:「更糟的是」
    • exposure to…:「接觸 / 暴露於…」,expose 是「暴露」
    • graphic:「逼真露骨的」,graphic violence 就是毫不掩飾的血腥暴力
    • bloodshed:「流血」,blood + shed(灑出)
    • aggression:「攻擊行為」
  • 112 學測|混合題|第 3 段
    I’m trying to eat less beef.
    我正在試著少吃牛肉。
    • eat less beef:less 修飾不可數名詞
    • I'm trying to V:「我正試著…」

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