喜樂美語

To bring something into being that was not there before — you make it exist where there was nothing.

可以想成「讓一個原本不存在的東西，從無到有地冒出來」。核心畫面比較像「無中生有」：本來沒有，因為你動了手，它就存在了。從這個畫面延伸：用心思和巧手生出新東西，就是發明、設計；連一個新的頭銜或職位，也可以被「生出來」加在某人身上。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'creare' 'to make, bring forth, produce, beget' — the same root as 'creature' and 'creation'.

源自拉丁文 creare「製造、生出、產生」，與 creature（生物）、creation（創造物）同源。可以看出核心一直是「生出、使其存在」。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'create'

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使其存在

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bring into being · verb · B1

To bring something into being that did not exist before.

創造；造成

同家族的字

過去式 created過去分詞 created-ing creating三單 creates

原始詞典資料9 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。

createverb/kɹiːˈeɪt/

  • 1

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    • You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
    • … God created man a moral agent.
  • 2

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    • In the beginning God created yᵉ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme & voyde, and darkenes was vpon the depe, & the Spirit of God moued vpon the waters.
  • 3

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    • Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
    • From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
  • 4

    To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.

    • crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties
    • A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
  • 5

    To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.

    • Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.
    • Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.
  • 6

    To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.

    • Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
  • 7

    In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.

  • 8

    To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

    • 'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'

createadj/kɹiːˈeɪt/

  • 1

    obsoleteCreated, resulting from creation.

    • Hearts create of duty and zeal.
    • Before me things create were none, save things / Eternal, and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon ye who enter here. [Inscription on the gate of Hell.]

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