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    If something is effortless, it looks easy — but the hidden story is usually skill. A dancer who has for years can make a jump look effortless: you do not see the work, only the clean landing.

    If something is effortless如果某件事是effortless, it looks easy看起來很輕鬆 — but但 the hidden story背後藏著的故事 is usually skill通常是技巧. A dancer who has practised for years一個練了好幾年的舞者 can make a jump look effortless能讓一個跳躍動作看起來effortless: you do not see the work你看不到背後的努力, only the clean landing只看得到乾淨俐落的落地.

    A speaker with effortless English seems not to hunt for words. The word praises the result, not .

    A speaker with effortless English一個英文effortless的人 seems not to hunt for words似乎不用刻意找詞. The word praises the result這個字稱讚的是結果, not laziness不是懶惰.

    Though actually, people also stretch it. An effortless win can mean the other team was weak, so little work was needed. Effortless beauty can mean someone did not seem to try, or that we are not supposed to see the trying.

    Though actually不過實際上, people also stretch it人們也會把它用得更寬. An effortless win一場effortless的勝利 can mean可能代表 the other team was weak對手很弱, so little work was needed所以不太需要花力氣. Effortless beautyeffortless的美 can mean可能代表 someone did not seem to try某人看起來沒有很努力, or that we are not supposed to see the trying或者代表我們不該看到那份努力.

    It is a kind word in reviews and everyday talk, a little richer than just “easy.” Easy can mean “a child could do it.” Effortless often means “they could do it so well that it looked like nothing.” You can use it about movement, speech, style, and work that hides its own sweat.

    It is a kind word它是個帶著讚許的字 in reviews and everyday talk用在評論和日常對話裡, a little richer than just 'easy.'比單純的『easy』更有味道一點 Easy can mean 'a child could do it.'『easy』可以指『小孩子都會做』 Effortless often means 'they could do it so well that it looked like nothing.'而effortless常常是指『他們做得好到看起來毫不費力』 You can use it about movement, speech, style, and work that hides its own sweat你可以用它形容動作、說話、風格,還有那種藏起了背後汗水的作品.

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組成From effort + -less (“without”). Effort is the work you put in; -less here means “so little of that work shows.”

同家族的字

  • effortthe work this word says you barely see
  • effortlesslythe adverb: doing it in that easy-looking way
  • effortfulthe rarer opposite: clearly taking work

原始詞典資料1 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。

effortlessadj/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/

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    Without effort.

    • She made the move look completely effortless.

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