- 1猶豫不決、拿不定主意
To dither is to keep being unable to make a final decision. You go back and forth, you change your mind, you stand at the edge of a choice and do not step.
To dither isDither是 to keep being unable to make a final decision一直無法做出最終決定 You go back and forth你來來回回 you change your mind你改變主意 you stand at the edge of a choice你站在選擇的邊緣 and do not step卻不跨出去
You dither over a menu, dither about which job to take, dither between two colours. It is informal, and it sounds especially British.
You dither over a menu你對著菜單猶豫不決 dither about which job to take為了選哪份工作猶豫 dither between two colours在兩種顏色之間猶豫 It is informal這是非正式用法 and it sounds especially British而且聽起來特別英式
There is a kind edge and a sharp one: sometimes it only means you are unsure; sometimes it means you are wearing other people out by not choosing. As a noun, a dither is that state of not settling.
There is a kind edge and a sharp one有溫和的一面,也有尖銳的一面 sometimes it only means you are unsure有時候只是表示你不確定 sometimes it means you are wearing other people out by not choosing有時候是表示你因為不做決定而讓別人受不了 As a noun當名詞用的時候 a dither isdither是 that state of not settling指那種一直定不下來的狀態
In a dither can also mean flustered and agitated, not only undecided — though actually those two uses sit close together, because both come from an older idea of . A short pause is hesitate; dither is the longer, inability to finish the choice.
In a ditherIn a dither這個說法 can also mean flustered and agitated也可以表示慌亂不安 not only undecided不只是猶豫不決 though actually those two uses sit close together不過其實這兩種用法很接近 because both come from an older idea of trembling因為兩者都源自古老的「發抖」概念 A short pause is短暫的停頓是 hesitatehesitate dither is而dither則是 the longer, fidgety inability to finish the choice比較長、比較坐立不安、遲遲無法做出選擇的狀態
core核心畫面
組成It does not split in modern English. It is a variant of older didder, from Middle English dideren, 'to tremble'. Other stories (a relative of teeter, or a sound-word) have been suggested; those are not certain.
同家族的字
- ditherera person who dithers
原始詞典資料10 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。
ditherverb/ˈdɪðə/
- 1
To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
- 2
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last" The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.
- 3
To do something nervously.
- 4
businesscomputer-graphicscomputingTo apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
- Look at how pixelly this wall texture is. You almost don't even notice the dithering when driving by quick. Up close though, it's real chunky.
- 5
businesscomputingelectrical-engineeringTo apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
dithernoun/ˈdɪðə/
- 1
Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
- 2
A state of nervous excitement.
- Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.
- 3
The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
- 4
businesscomputingelectrical-engineeringAny algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
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businesscomputer-graphicscomputingAny algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
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