核心畫面
You can picture force as the raw amount of push or power with which one thing moves and presses against another — the gravity that pulls a stone down, the wind that bends a tree, the shove of a hand against a door. Everything else in this word grows out of that single picture: real physical power. From the physical push it spreads two ways — outward to power used against people (violence, the military, compulsion), and upward to any strong power that pushes events along (natural forces, influential people, the pull of habit).
可以想成「一樣東西移動或撞上另一樣東西時所帶的那股力道」——地心引力把石頭往下拉、風把樹吹彎、手用力推門。這股最原始…更多收起
可以想成「一樣東西移動或撞上另一樣東西時所帶的那股力道」——地心引力把石頭往下拉、風把樹吹彎、手用力推門。這股最原始的物理力量是整個字的根:往外延伸成「對人施加的力」(暴力、軍隊、強迫),往上延伸成「推著事情走的強大力量」(自然力、有影響力的人、習慣的牽引)。所有用法都是這同一股「力」換了舞台。原始詞典資料38 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。
Forcename詞源 1
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Falls. used in place names.
Forcename詞源 2
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A surname.
forcenoun詞源 1/fɔːs/
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Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
- show of force
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natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsA physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- Torque is the rotational version of force.
- Force is the result of fundamental interactions.
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natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsA physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- Most physicists deem there to be four fundamental forces: the weak force, the strong force, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- fictitious forces
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literaturemedianatural-sciencesA physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- The Europeans tried, my goodness how they tried. But on the day the US proved too strong and too inspired. They were, dammit, just better. And when Leonard's putt dropped they clearly had the force with them as well.
- The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
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natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsA physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.
- Two forces acting upon the same point on an object will cancel out only if they have equal magnitude and opposite directions.
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natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsA physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- Heavier objects are those that are subject to more gravitational force.
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Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
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Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
另外 12 個記錄的用法
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Something that exerts influence.
- force of nature
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Something that exerts influence.
- I believe that the main long-term force that guides a society's evolution is not the economy or the leaders, but the culture.
- Some skeptics have attributed changing temperatures to forces out of our control, such as axial procession.
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Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- which now they hold by force, and not by right
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lawPower exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
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A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- air force; police force
- Force Z
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A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
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A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- After only a week, Japanese forces had captured Singapore from the British.
- reinforcements grew the American force in the area to 9,000
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A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- Q. All the time that he was on the force? A. I cannot say that; but there were men on with me when I was on the force who were very good Republicans. Q. During all this time you have been on the police force?
- Some of those that work forces / Are the same that burn crosses
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lawThe state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- The law will come into force in January.
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A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
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human-scienceslinguisticspragmaticsAbility of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- When the aspectual force of the verbal categories weakens, the 'terminative', punctual or determinative value of the prefix gains in importance,...
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businessfinancefinancialThe annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- force of mortality
forceverb詞源 2/fɔːs/
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To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- The second problem is the economy, the shocking state of which has forced the decision to apply to the EU.
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To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- Shall wee force the general law of nature, which in all living creatures under heaven is seene to tremble at paine?
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To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay / That scarce the victor forced the steel away.
- to force the tyrant from his seat by war
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To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.
- Janet Tobacman of Woman Organized for Reproductive Choice (WORC) in Chicago and New Jewish Agenda stated, "R2N2 needs omre discussion and action around sexuality in general," forcing a concern that had little discussion throughout the conference.
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To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- I forgot my keys in and so we had to force (open) the door.
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To violate (a woman); to rape.
- For yf ye were suche fyfty as ye be / ye were not able to make resystence ageynst this deuyl / here lyeth a duchesse deede the whiche was the fayrest of alle the world wyf to syre Howel / duc of Bretayne / he hath murthred her in forcynge her / and has slytte her vnto the nauyl
- a young woman not farre from mee had headlong cast her selfe out of a high window, with intent to kill herselfe, only to avoid the ravishment of a rascally-base souldier that lay in her house, who offered to force her[…].
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obsoleteTo exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
- And I pray you for my sake to force yourselff there, that men may speke you worshyp.
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To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
另外 6 個記錄的用法
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ball-gamesbaseballgamesTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.
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To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
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archaicTo put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
- VVhat can the Church force more?
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archaicTo provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
- Were they not forc’d with thoſe that ſhould be ours, / We might haue met them darefull, beard to beard, / And beate them backward home.
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obsoleteTo allow the force of; to value; to care for.
- For me, I force not argument a straw.
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To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
forcenoun詞源 3/fɔːs/
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A waterfall or cascade.
- to see the falls or force of the river Kent
forceverb詞源 4/fɔːs/
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To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit.
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。