喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture court as a yard fenced off from everything around it — a flat patch of ground in and marked out for one special purpose. From that one -off space, two pictures grow: a marked ground where something formal happens (a judge decides, a ball game is played), and the residence of a king, with all the seeking-of-favour that goes on inside it.

可以把 court 想成一塊用牆或線圍起來、從四周劃分出來的「場地」——一方平整、被框住、專為某件正事保留的地。從這…更多收起可以把 court 想成一塊用牆或線圍起來、從四周劃分出來的「場地」——一方平整、被框住、專為某件正事保留的地。從這個被圍起的空間長出兩個畫面：一是有正式活動在裡面進行的劃定場地（法官在裡面審案、球員在裡面比賽），二是國王居住、四周有牆的「宮廷」，以及宮廷裡那套討好、爭取青睞的舉動。

原始詞典資料27 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。

Courtname

  • 1

    A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

  • 2

    Nickname for someone named Courtney.

    • 'Hey Court, I just got off the phone with the detective on Mike's case. Got a second?' 'Sure,' Courtney answered, excited.
  • 3

    A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

courtnoun/ˈkɔːt/

  • 1

    An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

    • The girls were playing in the court.
    • All round the cool green courts there ran a row / Of cloisters, branched like mighty woods, / Echoing all night to that sonorous flow / Of spouted fountain floods.
  • 2

    An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

  • 3

    An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

  • 4

    An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

  • 5

    Royal society.

    • The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
    • This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn.
  • 6

    Royal society.

    • Meronym: royal household
    • The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
  • 7

    Royal society.

    • The princesses[…] held their court within the fortress.
  • 8

    Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.

    • No solace could her paramour entreat / Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance.
    • I went to make court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle at their house in Clerkenwell.
另外 9 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    lawThe administration of law.

    • Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
  • 10

    lawThe administration of law.

    • The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
    • Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die?
  • 11

    lawThe administration of law.

    • Each province in Canada has three courts: a provincial court, a superior court, and a court of appeals.
  • 12

    lawThe administration of law.

    • A case conference in person was convened.... To emphasize that it was a Court proceeding the Court was gowned.
    • [5]... defence alleges there is a reasonable apprehension of bias based on the cumulative effect of several issues including the following: (1) The Court was “crying” during the victim impact statement; (2) The Court laughed or “scoffed” when defence stated its sentencing position; ...(6) The Court’s tone, facial expression and demeanor throughout the proceedings...
  • 13

    lawThe administration of law.

    • The court is now in session.
    • On Thursday morning, a Hennepin County judge formally sentenced Julissa Thaler to the life sentence for Eli Hart's murder. […] After court, family said their focus now turns to fundraising a playground in Mound in Eli Hart's honor […]
  • 14

    lawThe administration of law.

  • 15

    hobbieslifestylesportsA place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games

    • The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
    • The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
  • 16

    hobbieslifestylesportsA place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games

    • The photograph at left captures a great serve by Dr. Sadowsky, who will never forget one of Bobby Riggs's serves, which had such a great spin that it landed in his court and bounced back to the other side of the net before he had a chance to return it.
  • 17

    biologynatural-sciencesornithologyA space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.

    • The male Wilson's bird of paradise clears an area of rainforest to create a court in which to perform an elaborate mating dance.

courtverb/ˈkɔːt/

  • 1

    To seek to achieve or win (a prize).

    • He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
    • On the contrary, they employed the brief respite that was left them in fortifying one another's courage, and in bearing testimony to the truth in so earnest a manner that they might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdom.
  • 2

    To risk (a consequence, usually negative).

    • She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
    • It is not unknown for hot axleboxes to fail completely and for wagons to become derailed as a result. Surely it is courting disaster to allow a train to proceed for up to seven miles with a defective vehicle before it can be brought to a halt?
  • 3

    To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

    • Near-synonyms: entice, allure; see also Thesaurus:allure
  • 4

    To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

    • If either of you both love Katharina […] / Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
  • 5

    To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

    • The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.
    • At this time of year, you can see many animals courting.
  • 6

    To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

  • 7

    To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

    • She's had a few beaus come courting.

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。