核心畫面

Picture a room full of people and one figure who is clearly marked out from the rest — by a long record of good work, or simply by how they carry themselves. The word comes from distinguish, to tell one thing apart from another, so it always means: this one stands out from the crowd.

可以想成:一屋子人裡,有個人一眼就跟別人不一樣——可能是因為一輩子做出來的成績,也可能只是因為那個氣質。這個字是 d更多收起可以想成:一屋子人裡,有個人一眼就跟別人不一樣——可能是因為一輩子做出來的成績,也可能只是因為那個氣質。這個字是 distinguish(分辨出來)的形容詞形,所以底下的畫面一直都是「從一群人裡被分出來的那一個」;差別只在分出來的理由是功績,還是外表和氣度。

From the picture

因氣度而出眾

同樣是「一眼被分出來」,但這次靠的不是履歷,而是外表和舉止給人的感覺——不用開口,樣子就已經把他和旁邊的人區隔開來。

dignified-looking · adjective · B2

Looking neat, dignified, and attractive in the calm way that grown-up adults sometimes do.

氣度不凡的

Also in this word

distinguished; eminent · adjective · B2

Successful and respected by many people because of the great things you have done.

傑出的

原始詞典資料4 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。

distinguishedadj/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

  • 1

    Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank; prestigious.

    • The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
  • 2

    Having a dignified appearance or demeanor.

    • Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
  • 3

    mathematicssciencesSpecified, noted.

    • Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.

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。