1. 1這一帶、這附近

    Hereabouts means somewhere near the place where you are, or near the place you are talking about — around here, in this neighbourhood, in this stretch of country.

    Hereabouts meansHereabouts的意思是 somewhere near the place where you are在你所在的地方附近, or near the place you are talking about或你正在講的地方附近 — around here, in this neighbourhood, in this stretch of country也就是這附近、這一帶、這片地方。

    It is a rough “somewhere in this area,” not a pin on a map.

    It is a rough這是一個大概的 “somewhere in this area,”「在這一帶」, not a pin on a map不是地圖上精確的一個點。

    The word sounds a little old-fashioned or country-like; many people now just say around here.

    The word sounds a little old-fashioned or country-like這個字聽起來有點老派,或帶點鄉村味; many people now just say現在很多人就只說 around herearound here。

    Though actually, it is not the same as herein. Hereabouts is about a physical area you could walk through. Herein is a paper word: in this document or this situation.

    Though actually不過其實, it is not the same as herein它跟herein不一樣。 Hereabouts is about a physical area you could walk throughHereabouts講的是一個你能走過的實體地區。 Herein is a paper wordHerein則是書面用字: in this document or this situation指這份文件或這個情況裡面。

    And the -s on the end does not make it plural. You cannot have two hereabouts the way you have two shops. It is just an old way English once built .

    And the -s on the end does not make it plural而且結尾的-s並不是複數的意思。 You cannot have two hereabouts你不能說two hereabouts the way you have two shops像two shops那樣。 It is just an old way English once built adverbs這只是英文以前造副詞的一種舊方式。

core核心畫面

組成From hereabout + -s. The -s is an old adverb ending (the adverbial genitive), as in besides or towards — not a plural. hereabout itself is here + about.

同家族的字

  • herethe place you mean
  • aboutthe “around, nearby” piece
  • whereaboutsbuilt the same way: where + about + -s, meaning “in what area”

原始詞典資料1 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。

hereaboutsadv

  • 1

    Near here.

    • The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.
    • How far might you call yourselves from the marshes, hereabouts? Not above a mile, I reckon?

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