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 count (tally up) · count (nobleman)

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count

n, v

核心畫面

Picture a finger moving along a row of things, touching each one in turn — one, two, three — until you reach the end and know how many there are. The whole word grows out of this: putting items in order one by one to arrive at a total, and then trusting that total enough to act on it.

可以想成一根手指沿著一排東西一個一個點過去:一、二、三……點到最後,你就知道總共有幾個。整個字都從這個畫面長出來——更多收起可以想成一根手指沿著一排東西一個一個點過去:一、二、三……點到最後,你就知道總共有幾個。整個字都從這個畫面長出來——把東西一個一個排好、加起來,得到一個總數;再進一步,這個總數可信、算得上、有份量,於是又延伸出「算不算數」「有沒有用」等意思。

A second word, same spelling

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count

n

核心畫面

Picture a European with a title of rank, roughly the same level as an English earl — the 'Count' in front of a name. This is a different word that happens to be spelled the same as the counting word; it comes from a Latin root meaning 'companion (of the emperor)', not from counting.

可以想成名字前面冠著「伯爵」頭銜的歐洲貴族,地位大約相當於英國的 earl。這個 count 和「數數」的 coun更多收起可以想成名字前面冠著「伯爵」頭銜的歐洲貴族,地位大約相當於英國的 earl。這個 count 和「數數」的 count 只是剛好同形——它來自拉丁文「(皇帝的)隨從、同伴」一脈,跟計數沒有關係,所以單獨成一個詞。

原始詞典資料23 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。

Countname

  • 1

    A surname.

countverb詞源 1/kaʊnt/

  • 1

    To recite numbers in sequence.

    • Can you count to a hundred?
    • The psychiatrist asked her to count down from a hundred by sevens.
  • 2

    To determine the number of (objects in a group).

    • Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.
    • The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President,[…]
  • 3

    To amount to, to number in total.

    • They counted thirty, crowded in a space Which left scarce room for motion or exertion; […]
  • 4

    To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).

    • Your views don’t count here.
    • It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.
  • 5

    To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

    • Apples count as a type of fruit.
    • This excellent man […] counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.
  • 6

    To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.

    • He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.
    • I count you as more than a friend.
  • 7

    To reckon in, to include in consideration.

    • They walked for three days, not counting the time spent resting.
  • 8

    obsoleteTo take account or note (of), to care (for).

    • […]to make her faire, that no man counts of her beauty.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    obsoleteTo recount, to tell.

  • 10

    obsoletelawTo plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

countnoun詞源 1/kaʊnt/

  • 1

    The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

    • Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.
    • Breathe out slowly through your mouth for a count of five.
  • 2

    The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

    • By the official count, there are something like thirteen hundred species of birds in the Amazon, but Cohn-Haft thinks there are actually a good many more, because people have relied too much on features like size and plumage and not paid enough attention to sound.
  • 3

    A countdown.

  • 4

    lawA distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.

    • Zou, who was living in Elephant and Castle, south-east London, was convicted of 11 counts of rape, with two of the offences relating to one victim. He was also convicted of three counts of voyeurism, 10 of possession of an extreme pornographic image, one of false imprisonment and three of possession of a controlled drug with intent to commit a sexual offence.
    • Anthony Williams (32), of Langford Road, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of ABH (Actual Bodily Harm), and one count of possession of a bladed article.
  • 5

    ball-gamesbaseballgamesThe number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.

    • He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.
  • 6

    obsoleteAn object of interest or account; value; estimation.

    • When he was readie to his steede to mount / Vnto his way, which now was all his care and count.
  • 7

    slangCunt (the taboo swear word)

    • That count deserves a punishment.

countadj詞源 1/kaʊnt/

  • 1

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsCountable.

    • For example, the term abuse would require at least one definition for the uncount usage ‘invective, insulting language’, and another for the count usage ‘an item of invective, an insult’.
  • 2

    businesseconomicsmarketingUsed to show the amount of like items in a package.

countnoun詞源 2/kaʊnt/

  • 1

    The male ruler of a county.

    • After his marriage, John made a progress through the country with his beautiful Elizabeth, and they purchased towns and villages and lands until he became master of nearly half Rügen, and a very considerable count in the country. His father, old James Dietrich, was made a noble-man, and his brothers and sisters gentlemen and ladies - for what cannot money do?
  • 2

    A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.

  • 3

    biologyentomologynatural-sciencesAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。