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When a book or a pile of paper is dog-eared, the corners have been folded over, or they are soft and torn from a lot of handling. The picture is a dog’s ear: some dogs have ears that flop and fold, and a page corner bent down looks a bit like that.
When a book or a pile of paper is dog-eared當一本書或一疊紙是 dog-eared, the corners have been folded over它的角被折過, or they are soft and torn from a lot of handling或是因為被翻閱太多次而變軟、破損。The picture is a dog's ear這個畫面來自狗的耳朵: some dogs have ears that flop and fold有些狗的耳朵會垂下來、摺起來, and a page corner bent down looks a bit like that而一頁摺下去的角看起來有點像那樣。
People often say it of a favourite book that has been read again and again — though actually the fold is not always an accident. Plenty of readers bend a corner on purpose to mark the place, like a cheap bookmark.
People often say it of a favourite book that has been read again and again人們常用這個字形容一本被反覆看過的心愛的書 — though actually不過其實 the fold is not always an accident那個摺痕不一定是不小心弄的。Plenty of readers bend a corner on purpose to mark the place很多讀者會故意折角來做記號, like a cheap bookmark就像一個省錢的書籤。
Still, when we call a book dog-eared we usually mean it looks used, not new and tidy. You will also hear it stretched a little, about a plan or a joke that has been taken out so often it feels worn.
Still不過話說回來, when we call a book dog-eared we usually mean it looks used, not new and tidy我們說一本書 dog-eared 時，通常是說它看起來很舊、被用過，而不是整齊如新。You will also hear it stretched a little你也會聽到這個字被引申一點用, about a plan or a joke that has been taken out so often it feels worn形容一個被拿出來用太多次、感覺已經老掉牙的計畫或笑話。
Informal, everyday English; slightly old-fashioned in a warm way.
Informal, everyday English這是個非正式、日常的英文用法; slightly old-fashioned in a warm way帶點溫暖的老派感。
組成From dog + eared (“having ears of a certain kind”), modelled on the older dog’s-ear, because a bent page corner looks like a floppy dog’s ear. You can also take it as dog-ear (to fold a page corner) + -ed, though dog-eared was written down first.
同家族的字
- dog-earthe noun or verb for that folded corner; dog-eared is the adjective for pages that have it
原始詞典資料2 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。
dog-earedadj/ˈdɒɡɪəd/
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Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
- By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.
- The pages in his favourite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.
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Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.
- This is the old, old pain come home once more, Bent down with answers wild and very lame For all my delving in old dog-eared lore That drove the Sages mad. And boots the world Aught for their wisdom?
- All this is somewhat unfair to Spetters which, in spite of all of its borrowings, and conventional form, manages to remain remarkably fresh and original. Director Verhoeven seems to specialize in turning dogeared plots into nice silk purses of movies.
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。