A spotlight that singles one thing out of a crowd and turns the brightness up on it. Everything around is in the picture, but this one is lit harder than the rest.

可以想成一束聚光燈,從一群東西裡單獨挑出一個,把它的亮度往上調。其他東西都還在畫面裡,只是這一個被照得特別亮、特別突出。從『在一群裡挑出最突出的那個』這個畫面,其他用法都能長出來。

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

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。

especiallyadv/ɪˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/

  • 1

    mannerIn a special manner; specially.

    • He got up early especially.
    • L.N.E.R. class "Y6" 3 ft. 1 in. 0-4-0 steam tram locomotive No. 7133 This locomotive, constructed at the Stratford works of the former Great Eastern Railway in 1897, was one of six which were built between 1883 and 1897 especially to work the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.
  • 2

    Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

  • 3

    Exeptionally.

    • The buildings are not especially large.
    • In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it.
  • 4

    Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.

    • Invite them all, especially Molly.
    • Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.

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