核心畫面

Hold one picture: a glass going up, glasses touching, and a word said out loud in the middle of it. Nothing is being explained or asked for. The word simply hands something warm to the people in front of you, and then the moment moves on. Once you can see that small outward gesture, the other uses are the same gesture with the glass taken away — a quick warm thing handed over as you take something, or as you leave.

先抓住一個畫面:杯子舉起來,杯子互相碰一下,中間有人說了一聲。這個字沒有在解釋什麼,也沒有在要求什麼。它只是把一點溫更多收起先抓住一個畫面:杯子舉起來,杯子互相碰一下,中間有人說了一聲。這個字沒有在解釋什麼,也沒有在要求什麼。它只是把一點溫度遞給眼前的人,然後這一刻就過去了。看見那個往外遞出去的小動作之後,其他用法可以想成同一個動作,只是手上沒有杯子:接過別人的小忙時遞一句,轉身要走時也遞一句。

Two branches

舉杯的那一刻

這一族手上真的有杯子。一個是喊出來的那句話,一個是把那句話變成動作的動詞。

interjection · A2

Said by people as they lift their glasses together, just before they drink, to wish each other happiness and good health. The drink is often an alcoholic one, but not always.

乾杯

沒有杯子的那一句:謝啦、掰

可以想成:手上的杯子拿掉了,遞出去的那份溫度留著。兩個都標為英式、非正式。這是一種理解方式,不是在說歷史上誰先誰後。

interjection · B1

A light, friendly way of saying thank you, used mainly in British English for small everyday favours, such as passing something to you or holding a door.

謝啦

原始詞典資料6 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。

cheersverb/t͡ʃɪəz/

  • 1

    To say "cheers" as a toast (to someone).

    • So I just tilted my beer, cheersing him.
    • We cheersed and started drinking.

cheersintj/t͡ʃɪəz/

  • 1

    A common toast used when drinking in company.

  • 2

    informalgoodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment.

  • 3

    informalThank you.

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 WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。