喜樂美語

核心畫面

Two separate things laid side by side, and each part on this side has its partner on that side. Nothing is left over, nothing is — the two line up.

把兩樣東西並排放著，然後一項一項對過去：這邊的第一格配那邊的第一格，這邊的第二格配那邊的第二格，兩邊都沒有多出來、也…更多收起把兩樣東西並排放著，然後一項一項對過去：這邊的第一格配那邊的第一格，這邊的第二格配那邊的第二格，兩邊都沒有多出來、也沒有落單的。這個「兩者之間彼此相配」的畫面，正好也解釋了為什麼寫信會用這個字——兩個人一來一往，你一封我一封，也是一種兩邊互相配對的關係。

One branch

兩邊對得起來

直接就是核心畫面：把兩組東西並排比對，看它們合不合得上。

parts match each other · verb · B2

If two things correspond, the parts of one, or the information in one, match the parts or the information in the other, so each piece on one side goes with a piece on the other side.

相符；一一對應

原始詞典資料3 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。

correspondverb/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/

  • 1

    To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

    • Coordinate term: equate
  • 2

    To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

    • I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.
  • 3

    obsoleteTo have sex with.

    • He pleaded guilty to the charge, so far as acknowledging that he had corresponded with other women lately, in order to get the better of his affection for me, but the experiment had failed, and he found that he should be for ever miserable.
    • When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion.

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。