核心畫面

You can picture emotional as the adjective that points at feelings — anything coloured by, stirring up, or driven by emotion rather than cool reason. From that one anchor it spreads to what is about feelings, what causes feelings, and what is ruled by feelings.

可以想成「凡是沾上情緒的就叫 emotional」:這個字像一根指針,指向跟『感受』有關的一切。從這個核心出發,它可更多收起可以想成「凡是沾上情緒的就叫 emotional」:這個字像一根指針,指向跟『感受』有關的一切。從這個核心出發,它可以指『關於情緒的』、『會勾起情緒的』、『正激動流露情緒的』,以及『被情緒主導而非冷靜思考的』——四個義項其實是同一根指針指向情緒的不同位置。

Three branches

關於情緒(中性描述)

最中性的一面:只是把某件事歸到『情感這個範疇』,不帶激動的意味。

relating to feelings · adjective · B2

Relating to your feelings, or to the way you deal with your feelings.

情感的/情緒的

引發情緒 vs 流露情緒

指針從『關於情緒』移到『情緒在動』:一邊是某事物去勾動別人的情緒,一邊是人自己情緒湧上來、表現出來——一個是來源,一個是反應。

moving · adjective · B2

Making people feel strong feelings.

感人的/觸動情緒的

被情緒主導(非理性)

指針推到最遠:情緒不只是出現,而是壓過了冷靜的判斷,成了做事的依據。

feelings-driven · adjective · B2

Decided by what you feel rather than by clear thinking.

感情用事的

原始詞典資料8 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。

emotionaladj/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

  • 1

    Of or relating to the emotions.

    • emotional crisis
    • emotional lift
  • 2

    Characterized by emotion.

  • 3

    Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

    • emotional decision
    • The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).
  • 4

    Appealing to or arousing emotion.

    • emotional speech
  • 5

    Easily affected by emotion.

    • She’s an emotional person.
  • 6

    Readily displaying emotion.

    • emotional greeting
  • 7

    Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

    • She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.
    • I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.

emotionalnoun/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

  • 1

    An emotional person

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