喜樂美語

核心畫面

A curve that carries weight: two feet on the ground, a rounded back rising between them, and the load pressing down turned into strength instead of collapse.

一道往上彎的弧，兩端踩在地上，中間拱起。它之所以重要，不只是「彎的」——而是那個彎的形狀會把上面壓下來的重量沿著弧線…更多收起一道往上彎的弧，兩端踩在地上，中間拱起。它之所以重要，不只是「彎的」——而是那個彎的形狀會把上面壓下來的重量沿著弧線分到兩邊，所以石橋才站得住、腳掌才承得住整個人。看見 arch，先看到那條弧，再感覺到弧底下撐著的力氣。

From the word’s history

From Old French arc, from Latin arcus "a bow, arch, curve" — the same word as the archer's bow. The picture is the bent shape of a drawn bow.

來自古法語 arc、拉丁 arcus，本義是「弓」——就是射箭那把弓的形狀。所以 arch 最初的畫面比較像「弓一樣彎起來的線」；建築上的拱、腳底的足弓、身體拱起的動作，全都還是同一條弓形。

Wiktionary etymology for English "arch" (noun): Middle English arch < Old French arc < Latin arcus "bow, arch"

Four branches

承重的拱：建築與構造

這一族是核心畫面的本尊：真的用石頭或磚砌出來、真的在撐重量的那道弧。

arch, structural arch · noun · C2

A structure with a curved top and straight sides that holds up the weight of a bridge or building.

拱／拱門

身體上的弧

把石造的拱換成骨頭和肌肉：位置變了，力學一模一樣——一道弧，兩端著地，中間懸空，撐著上面的重量。

arch, of the foot · noun · C2

The curved structure of bones in the middle of your foot.

足弓

泛指的拱形與拱起的動作

從具體的建築鬆開，只留下形狀本身：任何東西彎成那條弧，或任何東西被弄成那條弧。

arch, general arch shape · noun · C2

Something with a curved top and straight sides, like the shape of a built arch but not always a building.

拱形

另一支：arch- 表示「首要的」

這一族不是從拱門的弧延伸出來的比喻，而是完全不同的歷史來源，只是拼法碰巧一樣；硬把它接回「彎曲」會是假的連結。

arch, wry and knowing · adjective · C2

Amused in a clever way, because you think you understand something better than other people.

促狹的

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。

Archname

  • 1

    A diminutive of the male given names Archibald or Archie.

archnoun詞源 1/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    An inverted U shape.

  • 2

    An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.

  • 3

    architectureAn architectural element having the shape of an arch

  • 4

    Any place covered by an arch; an archway.

    • to pass into the arch of a bridge
  • 5

    archaicgeometrymathematicssciencesAn arc; a part of a curve.

  • 6

    A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.

  • 7

    anatomymedicinesciencesThe curved part of the bottom of a foot.

archverb詞源 1/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    To form into an arch shape.

    • The cat arched its back.
    • GBR will either be letting operating contracts or running rail companies directly, depending on which party wins the next General Election. Whichever it is, you can be forgiven for arching an eyebrow at an infrastructure company being placed in overall control.
  • 2

    To cover with an arch or arches.

archadj詞源 2/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    Knowing, clever, mischievous.

    • I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.
    • [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.
  • 2

    Cute, sly, prematurely wise.

  • 3

    Principal; primary.

    • They were arch enemies.
    • the most arch act of piteous massacre

archnoun詞源 2/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    obsoleteA chief.

    • My worthy arch and patron comes to-night.
  • 2

    video-gamesSynonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).

archnoun詞源 3/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityAn architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.

    • In the Linux kernel, arch-specific code lives in the arch directory of the source tree.

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。