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If you feel flattered, you feel pleased because someone has shown that they like you, admire you, or think well of you. It is the warm little lift after a kind remark, a compliment, or an invitation you did not expect — I'm flattered you asked me.
If you feel flattered如果你覺得 flattered you feel pleased你會覺得高興 because someone has shown that they like you, admire you, or think well of you因為有人表現出喜歡你、欣賞你,或對你評價很好。It is the warm little lift那是一種暖暖的、小小的提振感 after a kind remark, a compliment, or an invitation you did not expect在聽到善意的話、稱讚,或收到意外的邀請之後 I'm flattered you asked me就像 I'm flattered you asked me,你邀我我真的很榮幸。
People also use it when they want to be polite but are about to say no: I'm very flattered, but I can't.
People also use it人們也會這樣用 when they want to be polite but are about to say no當他們想有禮貌地拒絕時 I'm very flattered, but I can't就像 I'm very flattered, but I can't,真的很榮幸,但我沒辦法。
Though actually, it does not always mean you fully believe the praise; it can simply mean “you said something nice about me, and I heard it.” It is softer and more personal than proud. It is also the ordinary past form of the verb flatter: she flattered him by laughing at every joke.
Though actually不過其實 it does not always mean you fully believe the praise它不一定代表你完全相信那句誇獎 it can simply mean它可能只是表示 you said something nice about me, and I heard it「你說了一句好聽的話,而我聽到了」 It is softer and more personal than proud它比 proud更柔軟、也更帶個人情感。It is also the ordinary past form of the verb flatter它也是動詞 flatter的普通過去式 she flattered him by laughing at every joke像 she flattered him by laughing at every joke,她每個笑話都笑,讓他覺得很得意。
組成flatter (to praise someone in a way that pleases them) + -ed (how you feel after, or the past)
同家族的字
- flatterthe verb this comes from
- flatteringclothes, pictures, or words that make someone look or feel good
- flatterythe noun: praise that may be a little too sweet
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。
flatteredadj
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In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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。