核心畫面

Start with ice itself, and let three pictures come off it. Cold is the first: a glass that ice has been through, whether the ice is still in it or not. A smooth white layer is the second: sugar dried hard on a cake, the way a pond freezes over. Shine is the third: a stone that is clear and hard like ice, which is what diamonds get called in slang. Each use keeps one property of ice and lets the others go.

可以先想「冰」這個東西,再看它長出三個畫面。第一個是冷:一杯被冰待過的飲料,不管冰塊還在不在。第二個是覆蓋:糖漿乾成更多收起可以先想「冰」這個東西,再看它長出三個畫面。第一個是冷:一杯被冰待過的飲料,不管冰塊還在不在。第二個是覆蓋:糖漿乾成一層滑滑的白,就像池面結冰。第三個是亮:又硬又透明的石頭,俚語裡把鑽石叫做冰。每一個用法都只留下冰的一個特點,其他的放掉。

From the word’s history

The word is the noun ice with -ed added, so its plainest job is 'having ice' or 'having had ice put on it'. Every later use is that same -ed working on one of ice's qualities.

這個字是名詞 ice 加上 -ed。最素的意思就是「有冰的、被加了冰的」。後來的每一個用法,都是同一個 -ed 作用在冰的某一個特點上。

Wiktionary entry for 'iced' (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:511163239), etymology text: From ice (noun) + -ed.

Three branches

冷:飲料

留下的是冰的溫度。這是這個字最常見、最早學到的一面。

adjective · A2

Used about a drink: made very cold, or served with ice in it. An iced drink does not always have pieces of ice floating in it; sometimes it has only been made very cold.

冰的;加冰的

覆蓋:蛋糕上的糖霜

留下的是冰的樣子,不是冰的溫度:一層乾掉的糖,光滑、發白,像結在水面上的冰。

adjective · B1

An iced cake or bun is covered on top with icing: a sweet, soft mixture made mostly of sugar, which dries into a smooth layer.

有糖霜的

亮:戴滿鑽石(俚語)

留下的是冰的亮和透明。俚語裡直接把鑽石叫做 ice,戴滿鑽石因此就是被 iced 了。

adjective · C1

In slang: covered in a lot of jewellery, especially diamonds. It is used about a person, or about a watch, chain or ring they are wearing. The fuller form is iced out.

滿身鑽石的

原始詞典資料8 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。

icedadj詞源 1/ˈaɪst/

  • 1

    With ice added.

    • I'd like an iced tea.
  • 2

    Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.

    • an iced drink
  • 3

    Covered with icing.

    • an iced cake
  • 4

    biologybotanynatural-sciencesHaving a glittering papillose surface.

  • 5

    slangSynonym of iced out (“copiously decorated with jewelry”)

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 WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。