核心畫面

Picture a door being held open for someone who has not been inside before: a stranger led into a room, a crop carried into a country, a reader walked into a subject. Introduction is always that first crossing — and English also uses the word for the thing that does the leading in, like the opening pages of a book.

可以想成:有人幫一個從沒進來過的對象把門推開——把陌生人帶進房間、把一種作物帶進一個國家、把讀者帶進一門學問。int更多收起可以想成:有人幫一個從沒進來過的對象把門推開——把陌生人帶進房間、把一種作物帶進一個國家、把讀者帶進一門學問。introduction 講的一直是那個「第一次跨進來」的動作;而英文也用同一個字指負責帶路的那個東西,例如書最前面那幾頁。

From the picture

把東西帶進來

門後面換成一個地方或一個社會:被帶進來的不是人,而是制度、產品或物種,重點一樣是「以前這裡沒有」。

introduction (bringing something new) · noun · B2

When something is first brought into a place where it did not exist before.

傳入、引入

開頭那一段

帶路的角色變成一段內容:放在最前面,負責把讀者或聽眾接進正題。

introduction (preface) · noun · B2

A written or spoken part at the beginning of a book, speech, or talk that explains what it is about.

序、引言

第一次接觸到

這次跨過門的是你自己:指一個人生命中第一次碰到某樣東西的那個經驗。

introduction (first experience) · noun · B2

Someone's first experience of something new.

初次接觸

Also in this word

introduction (of people) · noun · B2

The act of telling people who have not met before each other's names.

介紹、引見

introduction (letter) · noun · B2

A letter written by someone you know that explains who you are, given to a person you have not met.

介紹信

原始詞典資料4 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。

introductionnoun/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/

  • 1

    The act or process of introducing.

    • the introduction of a new product into the market
  • 2

    A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

    • David was feeling groggy at his introduction to Sophie, and didn't remember her name.
  • 3

    An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.

    • This book features a preface by a well-known botanist, and an introduction by the author's mentor at university.
  • 4

    A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

    • ECON 101: introduction to economics

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。