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Picture something arriving that does not explain itself — a sentence in a language you don't speak, a strange look on someone's face, a poem, a chart full of numbers. To interpret is to stand in the middle and turn that raw thing into meaning someone can receive. The word always implies a person doing the turning, which is why an interpretation can be wrong: it carries your reading, not just the thing itself.
可以想成有個東西送到你面前，但它不會自己說明自己——一句你聽不懂的外語、一個人臉上奇怪的表情、一首詩、一整頁數字。i…更多收起
可以想成有個東西送到你面前，但它不會自己說明自己——一句你聽不懂的外語、一個人臉上奇怪的表情、一首詩、一整頁數字。interpret 就是站在中間，把這個生的東西轉成別人接得住的意思。這個字裡永遠有一個「轉的人」在，所以解讀才會有對有錯：出來的東西帶著你的讀法，不只是那個東西本身。原始詞典資料5 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。
interpretverb/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/
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To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
- 2
To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
- to interpret an Indian speech
- The Holy Bible, Matthew i. 23. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
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To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation.
- The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.
- The way the musician interpreted a sonata was quite special.
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To convey what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language.
- He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates.
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computingengineeringmathematicsTo analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance.
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。