喜樂美語
  1. 1nB1/ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/驚呼；驚叫聲

    a sound, a word, or a short sentence that you say suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or .

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei gave a little exclamation of surprise when she opened the box.

    逐字美在她打開盒子的時候發出了一聲小小的驚訝的驚呼。

    「exclamation」指的是那種還沒想就先喊出來的一小段聲音——可能是一個聲音（Oh!）、一個字（Wow!），也可能是一小句話（Look at that!）。它跟一般說話不一樣的地方在於「突然」而且「大聲」，背後一定有一種情緒：驚訝、生氣或興奮。可以想成 ex-（往外）加 claim（喊），就像那句話自己從你嘴巴衝出來，不是你安排好要說的。最常見的句型是 an exclamation of + 情緒，例如 an exclamation of surprise（一聲驚呼）。

    常見搭配

    • an exclamation of surprise / delight / disgust

      一聲驚訝／高興／嫌惡的叫聲

      a sudden loud sound that shows a particular feeling

      There was an exclamation of delight when the cake came out.

    • give an exclamation

      發出一聲驚呼

      to make a sudden loud sound because of a feeling

      She unfolded the letter and gave a small exclamation.

    • let out an exclamation

      忍不住叫出一聲

      to make such a sound, often without meaning to

      Sam let out an exclamation when the lights suddenly came on.

    • admiring exclamations

      一片讚嘆聲

      sounds people make when they think something is very good

      The big paper dragon drew admiring exclamations from the children.

    • with a soft exclamation

      輕輕「啊」了一聲（同時做某事）

      making a quiet sudden sound as you do something

      With a soft exclamation, Aisha picked up the lost kitten.

core核心畫面

A way to picture it: an exclamation is a sound that jumps out of you before you have decided to speak. Something surprises you, angers you, or delights you, and out comes Oh no! or Wow! — loud, short, and . It is speech that reacts rather than speech that explains, which is why it is usually only a word or two.

可以想成：exclamation 是還沒決定要說話，就已經衝出口的那一聲。被嚇到、被氣到、被驚喜到，Oh no!、Wow!、Ouch! 就這樣跑出來——又大聲又短，來不及安排。它是「反應」而不是「說明」，所以幾乎都只有一個字或一小句；書寫時句尾那個 ! 就叫 exclamation mark，正是為了把這種語氣留在紙上。

同家族的字

複數 exclamations

原始詞典資料3 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。

exclamationnoun/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/

  • 1

    A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

    • "And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not heightened by the darkness and stillness around them as they proceeded on their hazardous enterprise.
  • 2

    A word expressing outcry; an interjection.

  • 3

    An exclamation mark.

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