托福詞彙

An action performed through language, such as requesting, promising, apologizing, or refusing.

言語行為；藉由語言實施的請求、承諾、道歉或拒絕等行為

The grammatical matching of a verb with its subject in features such as person and number.

主詞與動詞一致；動詞在人稱、數等文法特徵上與主詞相符

A unit of spoken rhythm organized around a vowel sound or another sound that can serve a similar central role.

音節；以母音或具有類似核心作用的其他語音為中心，組成的口語節奏單位

To stand for an idea or quality through an object, action, or image.

象徵；透過物體、行動或形象，代表某種觀念或特質

A word with the same or a similar meaning to another word in a particular context.

同義詞；在特定語境中，與另一個詞意義相同或相近的詞

The rules and patterns governing how words combine into phrases and sentences.

句法；詞語組成片語與句子的規則和模式

To express the meaning of spoken, signed, or written content in another language.

翻譯；以另一種語言表達口語、手語或書面內容的意義

The process of expressing content in another language, or the version produced by that process.

翻譯；將內容轉為另一種語言的過程，或由此產生的譯文

The ways participants organize who contributes and when during a conversation or other interaction.

話輪轉換；交談或互動中，參與者安排誰在何時發言或作出語言回應的方式

A narrator whose account gives readers reason to question its accuracy, understanding, or judgment.

不可靠敘述者；其敘述讓讀者有理由懷疑準確性、理解或判斷的敘述者

An instance of spoken or signed language produced in a particular situation, which need not be a complete sentence.

話語；在特定情境中說出或以手語表達的一段語言，不一定是完整句子

A speech sound produced with a relatively open vocal tract, without the narrowing or blockage typical of consonants.

母音；聲道相對開放、不像子音般形成明顯阻礙的語音

The arrangement of words within a phrase or sentence.

詞序；片語或句子中詞語的排列順序

The greater prominence given to one syllable relative to others within a spoken word.

詞重音；一個口說詞語中，某音節相對其他音節更突出的現象

An organized set of signs and conventions used to represent a language in written form.

書寫系統；以書面形式記錄語言的一套符號與規則