喜樂美語

這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 bare (body uncovered) · bare (slang: very)

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bare

a, v

核心畫面

One way to picture this word: skin with nothing over it — bare feet, no shoes or socks, just the skin itself showing. From that picture of 'nothing covering it', the word spreads to anything stripped of its usual covering: ground with no plants, a wall with no decoration, hands with no tools. Push it further and 'nothing extra' takes over: the bare facts (truth with no trimming), the bare minimum (just enough, nothing spare). The verb is the action behind the picture: to uncover, to make the hidden show.

可以想成：一塊什麼都沒蓋的皮膚——光腳，沒穿鞋襪，就是皮膚本身露在外面。從這個「上面什麼都沒蓋」的畫面，這個字蔓延到…更多收起可以想成：一塊什麼都沒蓋的皮膚——光腳，沒穿鞋襪，就是皮膚本身露在外面。從這個「上面什麼都沒蓋」的畫面，這個字蔓延到任何被剝掉平常外衣的東西：不長草木的地、沒裝飾的牆、沒戴工具的手。再往前推，「不多餘、剛剛好」接手：bare facts（不加修飾的事實）、bare minimum（剛好夠、沒有多的）。動詞版就是這個畫面背後的動作：把遮的掀開、讓藏著的露出來。

A second word, same spelling

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bare

r

核心畫面

One way to picture this word: in British youth slang, 'bare' just means 'very' or 'a lot of' — a separate use that sounds the same but works like an , e.g. 'bare people were there' = lots of people. Treat it as its own little word, not a metaphor off 'uncovered'.

可以想成：在英國年輕人的俚語裡，bare 就是「非常」或「很多」的意思——它跟「赤裸」的 bare 只是同一個拼法、…更多收起可以想成：在英國年輕人的俚語裡，bare 就是「非常」或「很多」的意思——它跟「赤裸」的 bare 只是同一個拼法、聽起來一樣，用法卻是個加強語氣的詞，例如 bare people were there 就是「一大堆人都在」。把它當成自成一格的小詞，不要硬套回「沒遮蓋」那個畫面。

原始詞典資料21 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。

Barename

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A suburb of Morecambe, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, served by Bare Lane railway station (OS grid ref SD4564).

bareadj詞源 1/bɛə/

  • 1

    Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

    • a bare majority
    • Nature indeed furnishes us with the bare necessaries of life, but traffic gives us a great variety of what is useful
  • 2

    Naked, uncovered.

    • "I refuse to show myself out of doors in my bare feet," the Centipede said. "I have to get my boots on again first."
  • 3

    Having no supplies.

    • a room bare of furniture
    • The cupboard was bare.
  • 4

    Having no decoration.

    • The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
  • 5

    Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

    • The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
  • 6

    slangA lot or lots of.

    • It's taking bare time.
    • The phone would answer, we'd go round the corner, pass something to someone, go back and we'd have bare dough, we'd have bare money in our pocket.
  • 7

    With head uncovered; bareheaded.

    • When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. / God is more there, then thou: for thou art there / Onely by his permiſſion.
  • 8

    Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.

    • Bare in thy guilt how foul muſt thou appear?
另外 3 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Mere; without embellishment.

    • bare essentials; bare necessities
    • Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.
  • 10

    Threadbare, very worn.

    • for it appears, by their bare liveries, that they live by your bare words.
  • 11

    Not insured.

    • Before the company was formed, the firm went bare for about three months in 1985, but it now has prior acts coverage for that time.
    • That a firm chooses to go bare has no effect on whether it gets sued or not.

bareadv詞源 1/bɛə/

  • 1

    dialectalBarely.

    • The fiend had bare departed when Ailie came over the threshold to find the auld carline glunching over the fire.
    • He finally came back to himself and asked why the furor. "Why," Lucy said, "because this is Christmas Eve. We have bare enough time to get ready for the ball, after dinner, as it is."
  • 2

    slangVery; significantly.

    • That pissed me off bare.
    • That's bare stupid.
  • 3

    slangWithout a condom.

    • While none of the participants had complete confidence in condoms, they continued to use them as a better alternative than “going in bare".
    • It would be fine to have these women bare, without condoms.

barenoun詞源 1/bɛə/

  • 1

    The surface, the (bare) skin.

    • In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...]
    • Vancha clasped the bare of my neck and squeezed amiably.
  • 2

    Surface; body; substance.

    • You have touched the very bare of naked truth.
  • 3

    architectureThat part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

bareverb詞源 2/bɛə/

  • 1

    To uncover; to reveal.

    • She bared her teeth at him.
    • The tabloid newspaper promised to bare all.

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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。