核心畫面
Picture cutting one whole thing straight down the middle into two equal pieces, and holding up just one of those pieces. That one piece — 50%, exactly one of two equal parts — is the core image of half. Every other use stretches this same picture: sometimes the 'two parts' are halves of an hour, a game, a person's life, or a sentence; sometimes 'half' to mean roughly-but-not-quite a whole.
可以想成把一個完整的東西從正中間切開，分成兩塊一樣大的，然後只拿起其中一塊。那一塊——恰好的 50%、兩等份中的一份…更多收起
可以想成把一個完整的東西從正中間切開，分成兩塊一樣大的，然後只拿起其中一塊。那一塊——恰好的 50%、兩等份中的一份——就是 half 的核心畫面。其他所有用法都是在拉伸這張圖：有時那「兩份」是一小時的兩半、一場比賽的上下半場、一個人的另一半；有時 half 鬆動成「差不多、卻還不到一整個」。原始詞典資料23 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。
halfnoun/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- I ate the smaller half of the apple.
- You don’t know the half of it.
- 2
hobbieslifestylesportsOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.
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hobbieslifestylesportsOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.
- 4
Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
- He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.
- I accepted a half of bitter from him.
- 5
Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
- Barrels came in firkins, nine gallons; kilderkins, eighteen gallons; halves, twenty-seven gallons; barrels, thirty-six gallons and hogsheads, fifty-four.
- 6
The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
- 7
Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- 8
slangA half sibling.
- So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps and halves that is another legacy of my father.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
- 9
datedA child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
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hobbieslifestylesportsabbreviated form for half marathon.
halfadj/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
- a half kilo
- a half hour
- 2
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
- a half truth
- Assumed from thence a half-consent.
- 3
Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- a half brother or half sister
- 4
Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
- a half uncle or half aunt or half cousin
halfadv/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
- 2
In some part approximating a half.
- 3
Partially; imperfectly.
- half-colored
- The task is only half done.
- 4
Practically, nearly.
- To be a King, is halfe to bee a God.
halfverb/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
To halve.
halfprep/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
- The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
- 2
rareA half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.
- In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.
halfintj/ˈhɑːf/
- 1
entertainmentlifestyletheaterA call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.
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。