喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˌpɑːpjəˈlærəti/ · /ˌpɒpjʊˈlærəti/受歡迎程度

    The state of being liked or supported by a lot of people.

    示範例句 · Example

    The popularity of the new app grew very fast among students.

    逐字這個新 app 的受歡迎程度在學生之間成長得非常快。

    「popularity」是形容詞 popular（受歡迎的）的名詞，指「有多少人喜歡或支持某人、某事」的程度。它常跟 grow、rise、fall 這類動詞連用，把「受歡迎」看成一個可以升高或降低的量，像溫度計一樣，例如一首歌、一個 app 或一位球員的人氣正在上升。

    常見搭配

    • grow in popularity

      越來越受歡迎

      to become liked by more people over time

      Online games keep growing in popularity every year.

    • gain popularity

      獲得人氣

      to start being liked by more people

      The band gained popularity after their song went viral.

    • rise / fall in popularity

      人氣上升／下降

      to become more or less liked

      The old café rose in popularity after a famous chef visited.

core核心畫面

A measure of how many people like or back something — the more of the crowd on your side, the higher it climbs.

可以想成一個「有多少人喜歡你、站在你這邊」的量：喜歡、支持你的人越多，這個程度就越高。

From the word’s history

From Latin popularis "belonging to / accepted by the people," from populus "the people." So popularity is, almost literally, how far the crowd takes something as its own.

源自拉丁文 popularis「屬於人民的、被大眾接受的」，字根 populus 就是「人民、群眾」。所以 popularity 的核心幾乎就是字面：「有多少人把你當成自己人、接納你」的程度。

etymonline.com/word/popular

同家族的字

原始詞典資料6 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。

popularitynoun/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/

  • 1

    The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.

    • This destination has increased in popularity after great reviews in the guide books.
    • Politicians are rarely known for their popularity.
  • 2

    archaicThe quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people

    • So this Gallant, labouring to avoid Popularity, falls into a habit of Affectation, Ten thousand times hatefuller than the former.
  • 3

    archaicThe quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people

  • 4

    archaicSomething which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.

    • Popularities, and circumstances which […] sway the ordinary judgment.
  • 5

    obsoleteThe act of courting the favour of the people.

    • Cato (the younger) charged Muraena, and indicted him in open court for popularity and ambition.
  • 6

    archaicPublic sentiment; general passion.

    • A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。