喜樂美語

核心畫面

A dog with its teeth showing, pulling at the chain — force that has not been or held back, and that you would not want to stand in front of. Everything else fierce describes has that same undiluted push in it.

可以想成一隻齜著牙、拉著鏈子往前衝的狗：那股力氣沒有被收斂過，也沒有打算收斂，站在它前面的人只想退開。fierce …更多收起可以想成一隻齜著牙、拉著鏈子往前衝的狗：那股力氣沒有被收斂過，也沒有打算收斂，站在它前面的人只想退開。fierce 講的都是這種沒有稀釋過的強度——不管後面接的是動物、比賽、感情還是天氣，裡面都有這股不留餘地的勁。

原始詞典資料6 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。

fierceadj/fɪəs/

  • 1

    Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

    • A fierce storm battered the coast.
    • Their fights with other members of their own kind were always preceded by loud and fierce waulings or savage snarling and snapping of teeth […]
  • 2

    Resolute or strenuously active.

    • We made a fierce attempt to escape.
    • I feel a fierce loyalty to my kin.
  • 3

    Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

    • The lion gave a fierce roar.
  • 4

    slangExcellent, very good.

    • Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"
  • 5

    fashionlifestyleOf exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.

    • Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.

fierceadv/fɪəs/

  • 1

    slangExtremely; very.

    • It was fierce cold last night.

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。