One way to hold it: the edges have been drawn, so there is nothing fuzzy left. You can see exactly where the thing starts and stops — which means no doubt about the fact, no doubt about the arrangement, and no doubt about what the speaker meant.

可以想成邊界已經畫好了,沒有模糊地帶:你看得出這件事從哪裡開始、到哪裡結束。因此事實上沒有疑問、約定上不會再變、說話的人要表達什麼也不必猜。definite 的三個用法,就像把這條清楚的界線畫在不同的東西上。

原始詞典資料6 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。

definiteadj/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/

  • 1

    Having distinct limits.

    • definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
    • […] elements combine in definite proportions […]
  • 2

    Free from any doubt.

    • definite knowledge
  • 3

    Determined; resolved; decided.

    • […] idiots in this case of favour would Be wisely definite
  • 4

    human-scienceslinguisticssciencesDesignating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

    • the definite article

definitenoun/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/

  • 1

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsA word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

  • 2

    obsoleteAnything that is defined or determined.

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