喜樂美語

核心畫面

A picture you can hold: a heavy iron hook dropped from a boat, biting into the . Water still moves, wind still blows, the boat still rocks — but it goes nowhere. One thing holds, so everything attached to it stays put.

一塊沉重的鐵鉤從船上放下去，咬進海底的泥沙裡。水照樣流、風照樣吹、船身照樣晃，但船就是漂不走。這個畫面的重點不是「不…更多收起一塊沉重的鐵鉤從船上放下去，咬進海底的泥沙裡。水照樣流、風照樣吹、船身照樣晃，但船就是漂不走。這個畫面的重點不是「不動」，而是「有一個點抓住了，所以連著它的東西都跑不掉」——錨自己是沉的、硬的、抓地的，其他一切的晃動都被它收住。這個字所有的用法，幾乎都可以回到「一個抓住全局的定點」。

From the word’s history

Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkūra), related to a root meaning "bend, hook" — the same family as "angle". The word names the shape: a bent hook that catches.

英文 anchor 來自拉丁文 ancora，再往上是古希臘文 ἄγκυρα（ánkūra），字根的意思是「彎、鉤」，和 angle（角）同源。也就是說，這個字最早指的比較像那個「彎鉤」的形狀——會勾住東西的彎曲物。這正好解釋了核心畫面裡最關鍵的一點：錨的力量不是來自重量，而是來自那個鉤子咬進海底。

Wiktionary, "anchor" (Old English ancor < Latin ancora < Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα)

Four branches

真的那個錨：船與海底

字面意義，其他所有用法的出發點——實物的錨，和放錨這個動作。

anchor, ship's · noun · C2

A heavy metal object you send down to the floor of the sea or a lake, so a ship or boat stays still and does not drift.

船錨

把東西固定住

把海底換成任何地面、牆面、制度：只要有一個點牢牢咬住，被固定的東西就不會滑走。從船擴大到任何需要「別跑掉」的物體或想法。

fix firmly in place · verb · C2

To fix something in place so firmly that it cannot slide, fall, or be pulled away.

固定

人當那個定點

把海底的抓力放到人際關係上：晃動的不是船，而是心情和生活；抓住的不是鐵鉤，而是一個可靠的人。

source of stability · noun · C2

A person or thing that makes you feel safe and steady, like a point you can hold on to when other things change.

支柱

新聞主播：把整節節目繫在一起

還是同一個定點的想法，只是被抓住的是一整節節目的結構。這個用法主要在美式英文（英式常說 presenter 或 newsreader），台灣說的「主播」就是它。

news anchor · noun · C2

The main person on a television news show who reads the news and brings in other news reports.

主播

原始詞典資料31 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。

Anchorname

  • 1

    A male given name.

anchornoun詞源 1/ˈæŋ.kəː/

  • 1

    nauticaltransportA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

    • Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
  • 2

    nauticaltransportAn iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.

  • 3

    nauticaltransportThe combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

  • 4

    governmentheraldryhobbiesRepresentation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

  • 5

    Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

  • 6

    A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

  • 7

    computingengineeringmathematicsA line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.

  • 8

    broadcastingmediatelevisionAn anchorman or anchorwoman.

    • Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.”
另外 14 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    athleticshobbieslifestyleThe final runner in a relay race.

  • 10

    archerygovernmenthobbiesA point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

  • 11

    economicssciencesA superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.

    • Supermarkets have also had to adjust. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have put a much greater emphasis on developing smaller high street stores or becoming anchors for mixed-used regeneration schemes […]
    • However, mall developers offer huge discounts to department stores because these anchors create traffic […]
  • 12

    That which gives stability or security.

    • which hope we have as an anchor of the soul
  • 13

    architectureA metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

  • 14

    A screw anchor.

  • 15

    architectureCarved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

  • 16

    One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

  • 17

    One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

  • 18

    cartomancyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe thirty-fifth Lenormand card.

  • 19

    slangThe brake of a vehicle.

    • I saw Tim look back through the rear window of the cab and prayed he wouldn't do the first thing that came into his mind and step on the anchors.
    • [Police:] ‘… when we blow the horn, you do an emergency stop.’ So the foaf did as he was bid and, hearing an almighty horn blast stepped on the anchors. There was a most tremendous crash as the Police car ran into the back of his Austin.
  • 20

    ball-gamesgameshobbiesA defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.

    • Phil Foden once again demonstrated his pedigree and will push for a start, while Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips will hope he has done enough to get a chance as a defensive midfield anchor if Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson fails to recover full fitness after groin surgery.
  • 21

    ball-gamescricketgamesA batter who remains in for a long time.

  • 22

    climbinghobbieslifestyleA device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.

anchorverb詞源 2/ˈæŋ.kəː/

  • 1

    To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

  • 2

    To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

    • Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
  • 3

    To stop; to fix or rest.

    • My invention […] anchors on Isabel.
  • 4

    To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

  • 5

    To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

  • 6

    To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

    • It is an incredible tale and one that makes no sense on so many levels. Only two years ago Leicester were anchored to the foot of the Premier League and staring at the prospect of relegation to the Championship under Nigel Pearson.

anchornoun詞源 3/ˈæŋ.kəː/

  • 1

    obsoleteAn anchorite or anchoress.

    • Nor earth to me giue foode, nor heauen light, / Sport and repoſe lock from me day and night, / To deſperation turn my truſt and hope, / And Anchors cheere in priſon be my ſcope, […]

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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。