喜樂美語

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Something is on its way out towards you — it is coming forth, moving from somewhere hidden into the open where you can see it or take it.

有個東西正朝你「走出來」。forth 是「向前、往外」，come 是「來」，合起來就是從看不見的地方往外冒出來、來到…更多收起有個東西正朝你「走出來」。forth 是「向前、往外」，come 是「來」，合起來就是從看不見的地方往外冒出來、來到你面前。可能是還沒到的日子從月曆深處走過來，可能是對方本來不肯講的話終於說出口，也可能是你等的那筆錢真的送到手上——都是同一個動作：本來收著、藏著、還沒現身的東西，往外走到你這邊。

Three branches

時間上還沒到，但正走過來

最直接的一支：往外走出來的東西是「時間上還沒發生的事」。

upcoming, soon · adjective · B2

Planned or arranged to happen soon. Used in front of a noun such as an event, a meeting, an election, or a book or record that will come out shortly.

即將到來的；即將舉行的

話從嘴裡走出來：肯講、肯給消息

同一個「往外走出來」，只是走出來的不是事件而是話語與消息：肯講的人，等於讓資訊 come forth。

open, willing to tell · adjective · C1

Willing to tell people things, and happy to answer questions instead of keeping quiet. Used about a person or a company, and usually followed by 'about' or 'with'.

願意透露的；有問必答的

需要的時候，東西真的出現了

還是「往外走出來」，但重點從「正在來」變成「到底有沒有真的到」——強調結果，而且多半用在它沒來的時候。

provided, given (when needed) · adjective · C1

Actually given or offered at the time it is needed. It comes after the verb, the subject is something someone was waiting for such as a reply, help, or money, and it is most often used in the negative to say that the thing never arrived.

（需要時）拿得到的、真的有給的

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。

forthcomingadj詞源 1/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/

  • 1

    Approaching or about to take place.

    • I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
    • The visitors began to hold a much higher line, passing and moving with greater urgency, and their reward was forthcoming.
  • 2

    Available when needed; in place, ready.

    • The money was not forthcoming.
    • Unfortunately, sufficient public support has not been forthcoming, and the trains were withdrawn from September 15.
  • 3

    Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.

    • Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
    • So the lawyer talks to him, and tries to get the details of the case, but the guy's not really forthcoming, you know, he won't say exactly where he lives, won't give any names, and the lawyer is thinking something's funny, but still there's real panic [...]

forthcomingnoun詞源 1/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/

  • 1

    An act of coming forth.

  • 2

    Something that is yet to come.

    • The reader, has had presented to him things not belonging to time or mortality, but awful realities issuing out from eternity, the audible forthcomings of a present living God.

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。