核心畫面

Picture someone in front of a crowd and saying out loud a piece of news that people didn't know yet — the whole point is to make it public and make it heard.

可以想成一個人站到眾人面前,把一則原本大家還不知道的消息,正式又清楚地講出來,讓所有人都聽見。重點在『公開』和『讓人更多收起可以想成一個人站到眾人面前,把一則原本大家還不知道的消息,正式又清楚地講出來,讓所有人都聽見。重點在『公開』和『讓人知道』這兩件事。

From the word’s history

From Latin annuntiare 'to bring news to' (ad- 'to' + nuntiare 'report', from nuntius 'messenger', ultimately a root meaning 'to shout'). Picture a messenger carrying news to people and calling it out — exactly the core: making news heard.

來自拉丁文 annuntiare,字面是『把消息帶到』(ad-『到』+ nuntiare『通報』,源自 nuntius『信使』,更古的字根有『喊出來』的意思)。可以想成古代信使把消息送到大家面前、大聲喊出——這正是核心:讓消息被聽見。

etymonline.com/word/announce

Two branches

公開宣告

這一支是核心本身:把訊息攤到檯面上,讓大家知道。

declare officially · verb · B1

To tell people about a plan, decision, or piece of news in an official, public way.

宣布

對聽眾播報

一樣是『讓大家知道』,只是這裡的『大家』是一群現場或收聽的聽眾,訊息常靠設備或司儀傳達出去。

announce over a pa · verb · B1

To tell people information over a loudspeaker or microphone, especially at an airport or train station.

廣播(通知)

原始詞典資料4 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。

announceverb/əˈnaʊns/

  • 1

    To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

    • Her [Queen Elizabeth’s] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
    • Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.
  • 2

    To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

    • Publish laws, announce / Or life or death.
  • 3

    To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).

    • Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
  • 4

    To act or work as an announcer.

    • Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.

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