學測考點
means
動詞「意味著」
- this means that
- also means
- the body has too much water
- what marriage means
- means clear
Being + N + means…
「身為…意味著…」:動名詞 being 當主詞(being vegan means)
by no means
「絕不」(by no means unproductive)
means
名詞「手段、財力」,單複數同形(beyond the means)
學測原句
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段Being vegan means I try to stick to plant food.吃全素的意思是,我努力只吃植物性食物。
- vegan:「純素者」,連蛋奶都不吃;vegetarian 通常還可以吃蛋奶
- stick to…:「堅持…」
- plant food:「植物性食物」
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Taking a nap in the middle of the day is by no means unproductive.在白天小睡一下,絕對不是沒有成效的事。
- by no means:「絕對不」,直譯是「不是用任何方式」
- unproductive:「沒有成效的」,productive 是「有產出的」,un- 否定
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.然而,在工作場所以外的社交場合喝茶,超出大多數英國人的負擔能力。
- social setting:「社交場合」
- beyond the means of…:「超出…的經濟能力」
- 111 學測|混合題(題目)Which word in Popole Misenga’s story means “protection given by a country or embassy to refugees from another country”?Popole Misenga 的故事中,哪個字的意思是「一個國家或大使館給予來自另一個國家的難民的保護」?
- 這是簡答題
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段This means that no increased competition arises for the water or land presently used for food production.這表示目前用於糧食生產的水或土地,不會因此增加競爭。
- this means that…:「這表示…」
- food production:「糧食生產」
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›For example, they have quite different beliefs about what marriage means in their life.例如,他們對婚姻在生活中的意義,信念相當不同。
- quite different:「相當不同」
- for example:「例如」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段However, because different people behave differently when lying, a polygraph test is by no means perfect.然而,由於不同的人說謊時反應不同,測謊絕非完美。
- because 子句:說明原因
- by no means:「絕不」,means 是「方法」,用任何方法都不可能,所以是「絕不」,這裡後面接 perfect,意思是「絕不完美」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The small portions were designed to merely "touch the heart," as the name literally means, and as such were first enjoyed as snacks.小份量的設計原本只是要「點到心頭」(這正是「點心」兩字的字面意思),所以一開始是當作小吃享用。
- portion:「一份的份量」
- be designed to V:「被設計來…」
- merely:「只是」,比 only 正式
- as the name literally means:「正如名字的字面意思」,literal「字面的」
- as such:「因此、作為這樣的食物」,承接前面說的小份量設計
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段This means that ascenders would have their right hand tight against the narrowest part of the staircases, close to the central pole, and as a result were unable to use their sword effectively.這表示往上爬的人右手會緊貼著樓梯最窄的部分、靠近中央柱子,結果沒辦法有效揮劍。
- ascender:「往上爬的人」,ascend + -er
- tight against…:「緊貼著…」,against 是「靠著頂著」,緊緊貼在樓梯最窄的地方,沒有空隙
- as a result:「結果」
- 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…」
- 112 學測|混合題(題目)Which phrase in the chatroom discussions means “serves the purpose” or “works well”?聊天室討論中,哪個片語的意思是 “serves the purpose” 或 “works well”?
- 這是簡答題
- serve the purpose:「達到目的、堪用」
- 112 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Replacing lost fluid with just plain water means the body has too much water and not enough salt.只用白開水補充流失的水分,表示身體的水太多、鹽太少。
- replace A with B:「用 B 補充 A」
- replacing… means…:動名詞當主詞
- not enough salt:「鹽不夠」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Keep in mind that even short periods of low-impact exercise serve as a powerful means to improve your health.請記住,即使是短時間的低衝擊運動,也是改善健康的有力方式。
- keep in mind that…:「記住…」
- low-impact:「低衝擊的」
- serve as…:「作為…」
- means:「方法」,單複數同形
- 107 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The term "lucid" means clear; lucid dreamers know that they are dreaming and what they are dreaming of.「lucid」一詞的意思是清晰;清醒夢者知道自己在做夢,也知道自己夢到什麼。
- term:「用語」
- lucid:「清楚的」;分號後面是在解釋 lucid 的意思
- what they are dreaming of:dream of 是「夢到」,of 留在後面
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The energy and technology to desalinate water are both expensive, and this means that desalinating water can be costly.淡化海水所需的能源與技術都很昂貴,這表示淡化海水的成本可能很高。
- both…:「兩者都」
- this means that…:「這表示…」
- costly:「成本高的」,cost + ly,不是副詞
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