1. 1堅定不移的、不可動搖的(信念、信心、忠誠)

    So firm that nothing can move it. It is used almost entirely about things inside people — faith, belief, confidence, loyalty, trust, determination, a conviction.

    So firm堅定 that nothing can move it到什麼都動不了它。It這個字 is used almost entirely幾乎都用 about things inside people在人心裡的東西上——faith信仰、belief信念、confidence信心、loyalty忠誠、trust信任、determination決心、a conviction一種堅信。

    'She has an unshakeable belief in her son.' The picture is physical: you can push this thing, shove it, hit it with bad news and hard arguments, and it does not wobble. That is why the word carries a note of admiration, and sometimes a small note of worry too — an unshakeable belief may be strong, but it may also mean the person will not listen to any evidence.

    'She has an unshakeable belief in her son.'她對兒子的信念不可動搖。The picture is physical這個畫面很具體:you can push this thing你可以推這個東西、shove it推它、hit it with bad news and hard arguments用壞消息和強硬的論點打它,and而 it does not wobble它都不會動搖。That is why這就是為什麼 the word carries a note of admiration這個字帶著一種讚賞的味道,and而 sometimes a small note of worry too有時候也帶一點點擔心——an unshakeable belief不可動搖的信念 may be strong可能代表很堅強,but但 it may also mean它也可能代表 the person will not listen to any evidence這個人聽不進任何證據。

    Both readings are normal, and the context tells you which.

    Both readings這兩種理解 are normal都正常,and而 the context tells you which前後文會告訴你是哪一種。

    You will also see it about people themselves — 'he was unshakeable under questioning' — meaning calm and impossible to shift or rattle.

    You你 will also see it也會看到這個字 about people themselves用在人本身身上——'he was unshakeable under questioning'他被問話時仍不為所動——meaning意思是 calm and impossible to shift or rattle冷靜、不會被動搖或慌張。

    Both spellings are correct: unshakeable and unshakable. The one with the e is more common in British writing and the one without is more common in American writing, and no one will mark you wrong either way in Taiwan. It is a fairly formal, written-feeling word; in speech people often just say 'nothing can change his mind'.

    Both spellings兩種拼法 are correct都對:unshakeable and unshakable。The one with the e有e的那個 is more common in British writing在英式寫法比較常見,and而 the one without沒有e的那個 is more common in American writing在美式寫法比較常見,and而 no one will mark you wrong either way in Taiwan在台灣不管寫哪種都不會被算錯。It它 is a fairly formal, written-feeling word是個相當正式、偏書面感的字;in speech口語裡 people often just say大家常常就直接說 'nothing can change his mind'他心意不會變。

core核心畫面

組成un-(不能)+ shake(搖動)+ -able(可以…的)。三塊合起來就是「搖不動的」。注意 shake 加 -able 時,英式拼法常保留字尾的 e:shakeable。

同家族的字

  • shakethe root verb — the thing you cannot do to it
  • unbreakableexactly the same un- + verb + -able recipe: cannot be broken
  • unbelievablesame recipe again: cannot be believed
  • shakysame shake root, meaning the opposite — easily moved, not firm

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。

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

  • unshakable

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。