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Think of pointing at a whole map at once and saying 'any of these — it makes no difference which'. 'Anywhere' opens up the entire field of possible places and refuses to pin down a single one. From that one move — sweeping over every place without choosing one — all the other uses grow: questions, negatives, and the figurative 'getting somewhere in life'.
可以想成你一手指向整張地圖,說「這裡面任何一個都行,是哪個無所謂」。anywhere 把所有可能的地點一次全部打開,…更多收起
可以想成你一手指向整張地圖,說「這裡面任何一個都行,是哪個無所謂」。anywhere 把所有可能的地點一次全部打開,刻意不指定其中某一個。從這個「掃過全部、卻不挑出一個」的動作,其餘用法都長出來:疑問句、否定句,乃至比喻上的「人生有沒有走出個名堂」。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。
anywhereadv/ˈɛnɪwɛə/
- 1
In or at any location.
- I don't know where I left my keys. They could be anywhere.
- I'd rather be anywhere else.
- 2
To (in the direction of) any location.
- Anywhere you go in France, there will be bread and wine with dinner.
- I'm staying home today. I'm not going anywhere.
anywherepron/ˈɛnɪwɛə/
- 1
Any location or an unknown location.
- Anywhere is better than here!
anywherenoun/ˈɛnɪwɛə/
- 1
informalA person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.
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。