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In this use, fussed almost never stands alone. People say they are not fussed, meaning they do not mind what happens, what you choose, or how it is done.
In this use在這個用法裡, fussed almost never stands alonefussed 幾乎不會單獨出現. People say they are not fussed大家會說 not fussed, meaning they do not mind意思是他們不在乎 what happens, what you choose, or how it is done發生什麼事、你選什麼,或事情怎麼做.
Tea or coffee? They are not fussed. Sit here or there? Not fussed.
Tea or coffee茶還是咖啡? They are not fussed他們都可以,不介意. Sit here or there坐這裡還是那裡? Not fussed都好,沒差.
It is a calm, easy-going ‘either is fine’, not a happy cheer and not a sulk. Though actually the word looks like the past of fuss, ‘to worry and hover’, this sense points the other way: you are not making a fuss; you have no strong wish.
It is a calm, easy-going 'either is fine'這是一種平靜、隨和的「都可以」, not a happy cheer and not a sulk不是開心的歡呼,也不是鬧脾氣. Though actually不過其實, the word looks like the past of fuss這個字看起來像是 fuss 的過去式, 'to worry and hover'意思是「擔心、緊張兮兮地圍著轉」, this sense points the other way這個用法卻是相反的方向: you are not making a fuss你不是在大驚小怪; you have no strong wish你只是沒有特別的偏好.
It is informal British English, very common in speech. Americans more often say I don’t mind or I’m easy.
It is informal British English這是英式的口語用法, very common in speech在口說裡很常見. Americans more often say美國人比較常說 I don't mind或 I'm easy.
You can be not fussed about a thing (‘I’m not fussed about the colour’). A nearby British stretch is can’t be fussed, which means ‘can’t be bothered’ — too tired or unwilling to make the effort — so listen for the not versus the can’t.
You can be not fussed about a thing你可以說對某件事 not fussed ('I'm not fussed about the colour'(像 I'm not fussed about the colour). A nearby British stretch附近還有一個英式說法 is can't be fussed是 can't be fussed, which means 'can't be bothered'意思是「懶得做、不想費力」 — too tired or unwilling to make the effort就是太累或不想花力氣 — so listen for the not versus the can't所以要聽清楚是 not 還是 can't.
組成From fuss. This meaning lives almost entirely in the set phrase not fussed (and the cousin can’t be fussed).
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。
fussedadj/fʌst/
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informalBothered; concerned.
- He's just not that fussed about going to the party.
- It's all right, I tell you. Can't you see I'm not fussed, not at all fussed?
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。