喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/dɪˈsaɪdɪd/明顯的

    Clear and easy to notice; not small or doubtful.

    Clear and easy to notice清楚而容易察覺的 not small or doubtful不是微小或含糊的

    示範例句 · Example

    There was a decided change for the better in Sam's grades.

    逐字山姆的成績有了一個明顯的好轉。

    decided 當形容詞時，意思是「很清楚、一眼就看得出來」，例如 a decided change（明顯的改變）。可以想成「不是模糊的一點點，而是清楚到讓人馬上注意到」。注意：這個 decided 跟動詞 decide（決定）的過去式長得一樣，但這裡是形容詞「明顯的」，通常放在名詞前面。

    常見搭配

    • a decided change

      明顯的改變

      a clear, easily noticed change

      There was a decided change in her mood.

    • a decided advantage

      明顯的優勢

      a clear, real advantage

      Speed gave them a decided advantage.

    • a decided improvement

      明顯的進步

      a clear improvement

      The new plan was a decided improvement.

    意思相反

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core核心畫面

Picture something that has been firmly settled, with no left — so it shows up clearly and you can't miss it. 'Decided' as an adjective carries that settled, quality.

可以想成一件已經拍板定案、再沒有搖擺餘地的事——正因為定得這麼死,它就顯得清楚、讓人一眼看見、不會看漏。當形容詞的 decided,帶的就是這種「定下來、錯不了」的味道。

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意思相反

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原始詞典資料4 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。

decidedadj/dɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/

  • 1

    Determined; resolute.

    • A woman of decided opinions
  • 2

    Clear; unmistakable, definite, unquestionable.

    • It was a decided victory.
    • There was a decided ugliness to the patch of waste ground.

decidednoun/dɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/

  • 1

    A voter etc. who has reached their decision.

    • […] but that is a highly flawed procedure if the undecideds differ in major ways from the decideds.

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