喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ/令人驚嘆；美得屏息

    So impressive, , or surprising that it almost stops your breath. Used about beautiful views and scenery, about great skill or speed, and about anything so surprising that people find it hard to believe.

    示範例句 · Example

    The view from Hana's bedroom window was absolutely breathtaking.

    逐字從花奈的臥室窗戶看出去的景色絕對是令人屏息的。

    breathtaking 可以想成「那個東西把你的呼吸拿走了」——breath（呼吸）加上 taking（拿走），美到或快到讓人忘了吸氣。最常用在風景和視野（breathtaking views／scenery），其次是速度（at a breathtaking pace）。比 beautiful 多了「當場愣住」的衝擊力，跟 stunning 很接近。它幾乎都是稱讚，但偶爾也用在誇張到讓人說不出話的事，例如 breathtaking arrogance（傲慢得令人咋舌）。

    常見搭配

    • breathtaking view(s)

      美得令人屏息的景色

      a view that is very beautiful and impressive

      There are breathtaking views from the top of the hill.

    • breathtaking scenery

      令人驚嘆的自然風景

      natural land that is very beautiful to look at

      The train ride takes you through breathtaking scenery.

    • absolutely breathtaking

      絕對令人驚嘆

      used to say that something is completely amazing

      The sunrise over the sea was absolutely breathtaking.

    • at a breathtaking pace

      以驚人的速度

      very fast, in a way that surprises people

      The city has changed at a breathtaking pace.

    • breathtaking speed

      驚人的速度

      movement that is surprisingly fast

      Mei crossed the pool with breathtaking speed.

    • breathtaking beauty

      令人屏息的美

      beauty that is so great that it surprises you

      The valley is a place of breathtaking beauty.

core核心畫面

You can picture it like this: something appears in front of you and, for a moment, your breathing stops. Not because anything is wrong — because what you are seeing is bigger, more beautiful, or faster than what your mind was ready for. The body reacts before the words come.

某個東西突然出現在你眼前，你那一瞬間忘了呼吸。不是因為害怕，而是因為眼前的東西超出你原本預期的尺度——太美、太快、太厲害。這個字抓的是身體先有反應、話還說不出來的那一刻，所以它同時可以用在山谷的景色、選手的速度，或一個讓你愣住的消息上。

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比較級 more breathtaking最高級 most breathtaking

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

breathtakingadj/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/

  • 1

    stunningly beautiful; amazing

    • He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.
    • One day this old gentleman took me for a tour of the incomparable snowscapes in Chung Nan Hai Park.* Arrayed along the eastern shore of Chung Nan Lake stood a row of linked pavilions that seemed to be floating on the surface of the water. That day, strands of snowflakes sparkled like gems where they had collected between the humps of the enameled roof tiles. The breathtaking beauty of this vista made my soul turn somersaults.
  • 2

    Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.

    • breathtaking stupidity or rudeness
    • The network was established with breathtaking speed in the 1840s, when more than 250,000 navvies were furiously building our railways.

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