核心畫面

You can think of favour as 'leaning towards someone or something — putting your weight on their side'. From that lean grow three things: of a plan or person (being for them), tilting an advantage their way (so things go better for that side), and doing a kind act because you lean towards helping them. When the leaning is unfair, it becomes showing .

可以把 favour 想成「往某一邊靠過去——把你的重量壓在他那一側」。從這個「偏向」長出三件事:贊成一個計畫或一個更多收起可以把 favour 想成「往某一邊靠過去——把你的重量壓在他那一側」。從這個「偏向」長出三件事:贊成一個計畫或一個人(站在他這邊)、把好處往他那邊傾(讓事情對那一方比較順)、以及因為你偏向幫他而做的一件好事。要是這個偏向偏得不公平,就成了偏心、偏袒。

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。

favournoun

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    British standard spelling of favor.

    • I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?
    • Can you do me a favour and drop these letters in the post box?

favourverb

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    British standard spelling of favor.

    • And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.
    • The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”

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