1. 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.

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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:

  • 5

    businesscomputer-graphicscomputingAny algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

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