1. 1目標專一、一心一意(幾乎只出現在 singleness of purpose;單用 singleness 在英語裡多半是「單身」)

    In this use, singleness is great determination when you are working toward one thing: a mind that does not split.

    In this use在這個用法裡 singleness singleness is great determination指的是很強的決心 when you are working toward one thing當你朝著一個目標努力時 a mind that does not split也就是一顆不會分心的心

    You will almost always meet it in the set phrase singleness of purpose, and sometimes singleness of mind. On its own, without of purpose, English speakers much more often use singleness to mean “not being married,” so this “determination” sense really lives inside that one phrase.

    You will almost always meet it你幾乎只會在固定片語裡遇到它 in the set phrase singleness of purpose就是singleness of purpose and sometimes singleness of mind有時候是singleness of mind On its own單獨使用的時候 without of purpose沒有加of purpose English speakers much more often use singleness to mean "not being married"英語人士更常用singleness來指「單身」 so this "determination" sense really lives inside that one phrase所以「決心」這個意思其實只活在那個固定片語裡

    It sounds formal and a little old-fashioned; many people would now say focus or determination instead. Though actually, it still turns up in speeches and serious writing, because it has a high, earnest tone.

    It sounds formal and a little old-fashioned它聽起來正式又有點老派 many people would now say focus or determination instead現在很多人會改說focus或determination Though actually不過其實 it still turns up in speeches and serious writing它還是會出現在演講和嚴肅的文章裡 because it has a high, earnest tone因為它帶著一種崇高、誠懇的語氣

core核心畫面

組成From single + -ness (the ending that names a quality). Here single is “one,” not “unmarried.”

同家族的字

  • singlethe base: one, only one — here, one aim

原始詞典資料2 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。

singlenessnoun

  • 1

    The property of being single.

  • 2

    The result or product of being single.

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。