托福詞彙

To shorten a word or expression by leaving out letters or words.

縮寫；透過省略字母或詞語，縮短某個詞或表達

A set of letters, usually arranged in a conventional order, used to write the sounds of a language.

字母表；用於書寫某種語言的語音，通常依慣例排列的一套字母

The possibility of more than one meaning or interpretation, or a particular instance of this.

歧義；存在多種含義或解釋的可能性，或其具體實例

Open to more than one plausible meaning or interpretation.

有歧義的；可以有不只一種合理解釋的

A published collection of selected literary works, often by several writers or centered on a theme.

選集；常圍繞一個主題，或收錄多位作家作品的文學作品集

A word whose meaning contrasts with or is opposite to that of another word.

反義詞；意義與另一個詞相反或相對的詞

To form speech sounds by positioning and moving the tongue, lips, and other parts of the vocal tract.

發出語音；透過舌頭、嘴唇等發音器官的位置與動作形成語音

To produce repeated speech-like sounds, especially before a young child uses recognizable words.

咿呀學語；尤指幼兒尚未說出可辨識的詞語前，反覆發出類似言語的聲音

Able to use two languages, or involving the use of two languages.

雙語的；能使用兩種語言的；涉及兩種語言的

A person or person-like figure represented in a story, play, or other fictional work.

人物；故事、戲劇等虛構作品中的角色

To show the qualities of a fictional character through description, speech, actions, or other narrative choices.

刻畫人物；透過描寫、語言、行動等手法，呈現虛構人物的特徵

A grammatical unit centered on a verb or predicate, usually containing a subject, that may form all or part of a sentence.

子句；以動詞或述語為中心、通常含有主詞，可構成整個句子或句子一部分的文法單位

Alternating between languages or language varieties within a conversation, interaction, or stretch of communication.

語碼轉換；在一次交談、互動或一段溝通中，交替使用不同語言或語言變體

To invent a new word or expression.

創造新詞；創制新的表達

Typical of informal conversation rather than formal speech or writing.

口語的；日常非正式交談中常用的

To give or change the forms of a verb to show grammatical features such as tense or person.

使動詞變位；列出或改變動詞形式，以表示時態、人稱等文法特徵

An idea, feeling, or evaluation associated with a word beyond what it directly refers to.

內涵意義；詞語直接指稱的意義之外所引發的聯想、情感色彩或評價

A speech sound produced with a significant narrowing or blockage somewhere in the vocal tract.

子音；發音時聲道某處明顯收窄或阻塞所形成的語音

To talk with another person or other people in an exchange of ideas or information.

交談；與他人交流想法或資訊

To refer directly to or designate something through a word, expression, or symbol.

表示；指稱；透過詞語、表達或符號直接指向某事物

A variety of a language associated with a region or social group, with characteristic vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

方言；與某地區或社會群體相關，在詞彙、文法和發音等方面具有特徵的語言變體

The origin and historical development of a word, or the study of such origins and changes.

詞源；詞的起源與歷史演變，或對這些內容的研究

Stories about imagined people or events, or literature consisting of such stories.

小說；虛構文學

Using words in a meaning beyond their direct or basic sense, often to make a comparison or evoke an image.

比喻的；超出詞語字面本義，常用來比較或喚起意象的

A language a person acquires from early childhood; a person may acquire more than one.

第一語言；幼年時期習得的語言，一個人可以有不只一種第一語言

A story told by a narrator who refers to themself as I or to their group as we.

第一人稱敘事；敘述者以「我」或「我們」講述故事

A scene or passage that interrupts a story's current sequence to show an earlier event.

倒敘片段；中斷目前的敘事順序，呈現較早事件的場景或段落

Able to use a language smoothly and with relative ease, without frequent disruptive pauses.

流利的；能順暢、相對輕鬆地使用語言，且不頻繁中斷的

To suggest a later development through an earlier detail or event.

預示；透過先前的細節或事件暗示後續發展