學測英文-精準背單字

學測考點

undertone
under + tone「隱含的意味」(closest in meaning to the word undertones)

學測原句

  • 107 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 4 篇
    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “undertones” in the first paragraph?
    下列哪一個和第一段的 “undertones” 意思最接近?
    • 試題固定問法:問字義;closest in meaning to「意思最接近」
    • undertone:「隱含的意味」
  • 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段
    This lullaby may sound more scary than sleep-inducing, yet it is true that many lullabies—including those sung today—have dark undertones.
    這首搖籃曲聽起來可能比較嚇人,而不是助眠,但事實上許多搖籃曲,包括今天唱的,確實有黑暗的弦外之音。
    • more A than B:「比較像 A,而不是 B」
    • sleep-inducing:「助眠的」,induce 是「引起」
    • undertone:「弦外之音」,under + tone
    • yet it is true that…:「但確實…」,it is true that 先承認,再補充

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