身體感覺到的冷
這一族就是核心的字面版本:溫度上的沒有熱度。
physical cold · noun · C2
The feeling or condition of being physically cold, like ice, winter air, or cold water on the skin.
寒冷
A way to hold it: the state of having no warmth in you. Nothing radiates out; whatever comes near you is not warmed by being near you.
From Old English cealdness — simply cold + -ness, the ending that turns a quality into a thing you can name and talk about.
來自古英文 cealdness,構造非常單純:cold(冷的)+ -ness。-ness 這個字尾的作用是把一個性質變成一個名詞,讓你可以拿它當主詞、當受詞來談。認得這個字尾很划算:kindness、darkness、weakness、happiness 全是同一個做法,看到 -ness 就可以先猜「某種性質被名詞化了」。
Wiktionary(coldness < Middle English coldnesse < Old English cealdness;cold + -ness)
Two branches
身體感覺到的冷
這一族就是核心的字面版本:溫度上的沒有熱度。
physical cold · noun · C2
The feeling or condition of being physically cold, like ice, winter air, or cold water on the skin.
寒冷
人跟人之間的冷
從溫度搬到感情:人的親近感在很多語言裡都用溫度來衡量,於是「不散發熱」就成了「不散發善意」。
unfriendliness · noun · C2
An unfriendly way of acting that shows no kind or warm feeling toward other people, as if you are kept at a distance.
冷淡
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。
coldnessnoun/ˈkoʊldnəs/
The relative lack of heat.
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsThe reciprocal of absolute temperature.
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。