核心畫面

Picture something settled — a person deep in work, a room left exactly as it was, a system over — and then an outside touch that it. The word always looks at that touch from the outside in: whatever was steady is now not.

可以想成:本來安穩的狀態——一個專心工作的人、一個維持原樣的房間、一個運轉正常的系統——被外面伸進來的一下打亂了。這更多收起可以想成:本來安穩的狀態——一個專心工作的人、一個維持原樣的房間、一個運轉正常的系統——被外面伸進來的一下打亂了。這個字看的永遠是那一下:原本穩的,現在不穩了。被打亂的可以是人的專注、人的心情、東西的位置,或整個運作的平衡。

From the picture

動到原本擺好的東西

打亂的對象從人換成物:本來就該保持原樣的東西被碰、被移動,秩序就跟著亂了。

move; disturb (objects) · verb · B2

to move something or change where it is, when it should be left the way it is.

動到;碰亂

妨害公共安寧(法律用語)

被打亂的是一個地方的安寧,而且這件事被寫進了法律,所以它成了一個固定的罪名說法。

disturb the peace · verb · C1

to make so much noise or trouble in a public place that you break a rule about keeping things quiet.

妨害安寧

Also in this word

interrupt · verb · B1

to stop someone for a moment while they are working, sleeping, or talking, so they cannot go on.

打擾;打斷

upset; trouble · verb · B2

to make someone feel worried or upset about something.

使不安;令人擔憂

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。

disturbverb/dɪˈstɜːb/

  • 1

    to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

    • The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
    • The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
  • 2

    to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.

    • A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
    • The trauma disturbed his mind.
  • 3

    to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.

disturbnoun/dɪˈstɜːb/

  • 1

    obsoletedisturbance

    • Instant without disturb they took alarm

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