喜樂美語

核心畫面

Something that is doing, moving, working — not sitting still. Picture a body in motion or a mind hard at work: energy that is actually being spent, right now, on doing things.

可以想成「正在動、正在運作」的畫面，跟「靜止不動」相反。active 來自拉丁文 act-（做、行動），所以核心比較…更多收起可以想成「正在動、正在運作」的畫面，跟「靜止不動」相反。active 來自拉丁文 act-（做、行動），所以核心比較像「有在做事、有能量在使出來」。一個 active 的人身體或腦袋一直在動；一台 active 的機器正在運轉；一個 active 的火山隨時可能爆。所有用法都圍著同一個對比：是「正在出力、正在發生作用」，還是「停著、沒在動」？

Three branches

人在動、在投入

最貼近核心的一群：把「正在出力」放在一個人身上——身體在動、腦袋在動、或者整個人投入在某件事裡。

energetic/busy · adjective · B1

Always busy doing things, especially moving your body or using your mind a lot.

活躍的 / 好動的

東西在運轉、在生效

把「正在出力」從人移到物：一台機器、一座火山、一種化學成分——它們也可以是「正在運作、正在起作用」，而不是停著或沒反應。

working/switched on · adjective · B1

Working in the normal way, or switched on and ready to be used.

運作中的 / 開啟的

文法：主詞是動作者

文法上的借用：句子裡的主詞如果是「主動去做動作的那一方」，就叫 active（主動語態），相對於被動語態裡主詞只是「被怎麼樣」。還是同一個對比——主詞是在出力做，還是被動承受。

active voice (adj) · adjective · B1

In grammar, an active verb or sentence has the doer of the action as its subject, as in 'The boy kicked the ball.'

主動的（語態）

原始詞典資料17 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。

activeadj/ˈæk.tɪv/

  • 1

    Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

    • certain active principles
    • the active powers of the mind
  • 2

    Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.

    • an active child or animal
  • 3

    In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

    • active laws
    • active hostilities
  • 4

    In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

  • 5

    Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy

    • an active man of business
    • active mind
  • 6

    Requiring or implying action or exertion

    • active employment or service
    • active scenes
  • 7

    Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative

    • an active rather than a speculative statesman
  • 8

    Brisk; lively.

    • an active demand for corn
另外 7 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Implying or producing rapid action.

    • an active disease
    • an active remedy
  • 10

    grammarheadinghuman-sciencesAbout verbs.

  • 11

    grammarheadinghuman-sciencesAbout verbs.

  • 12

    grammarheadinghuman-sciencesAbout verbs.

  • 13

    computingengineeringmathematicsEligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.

    • I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
    • Edge uses green text for comments. This makes it easier for you to quickly differentiate between active code and comments.
  • 14

    businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityNot passive.

  • 15

    slangLGBTenjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.

activenoun/ˈæk.tɪv/

  • 1

    A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.

    • "Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]
  • 2

    businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityAny component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).

    • Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。