喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture a line drawn on a map between two countries, and something that reaches across it — touching, joining, or happening between more than one nation. The word literally carries 'inter-' (between) + 'nation', so the whole image is: not staying inside one country's borders, but spanning across them.

可以想成地圖上國與國之間有一條邊界線，而「international」就是跨過那條線、把兩個或更多國家牽連在一起的東…更多收起可以想成地圖上國與國之間有一條邊界線，而「international」就是跨過那條線、把兩個或更多國家牽連在一起的東西。這個字本身就是 inter（之間）加 nation（國家），所以核心畫面比較像：不只停在一個國家裡面，而是橫跨在好幾國之間。

原始詞典資料11 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。

Internationalname

  • 1

    A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.

internationaladj/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/

  • 1

    Of or having to do with more than one nation.

    • an international discussion
  • 2

    Of or having to do with more than one nation.

    • an international competition
    • Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.
  • 3

    Of or having to do with more than one nation.

    • an international rule
    • Principles of legiſlation in matters betwixt nation and nation, or, to uſe a new though not inexpreſſive appellation, in matters of international law.
  • 4

    Of or having to do with more than one nation.

    • an international airport
  • 5

    Of or concerning the association called the International.

  • 6

    Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.

    • It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.
    • The atmosphere is an international resource.
  • 7

    Foreign; of another nation.

    • an international student
    • The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.

internationalnoun/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/

  • 1

    hobbieslifestylesportsSomeone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

    • The United team includes five England internationals.
    • "The young fellah meant no real harm. After all, he's an International, so if he takes half an hour to describe a game of football he has more right to do it than most folk."
  • 2

    hobbieslifestylesportsA game or contest between two or more nations.

    • SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham.
  • 3

    governmentpoliticsA transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

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。