核心畫面

You can think of two men standing directly in front of each other, with nobody and nothing in between. One man, and facing him, one other man. Everything this word does comes out of that picture. In a conversation, it means the words go straight across that small gap: no third person listening, no going around the subject. On a sports field, it means the same pairing, but now it is a defender and the one opponent he has been given to follow.

可以想成兩個男人面對面站著,中間沒有別人,也沒有隔著任何東西。一個人,正對著另一個人。這個字所有的用法都可以從這張圖更多收起可以想成兩個男人面對面站著,中間沒有別人,也沒有隔著任何東西。一個人,正對著另一個人。這個字所有的用法都可以從這張圖看出來。用在談話上,意思是話直接穿過那道小小的空隙過去——沒有第三個人在旁邊聽,也不繞彎。用在球場上,配對的畫面一樣,只是換成一個防守者,和他被指派要跟住的那一個對手。

Two branches

把話講開

兩個人面對面,中間沒有別人,話就可以直接說出口。這個家族談的都是「怎麼講話」這件事。

adjective · B2

Used about a talk between two men in which each one speaks openly and honestly, saying what he really thinks instead of going around the subject.

男人之間坦誠的

一個人守一個人

球場上把同樣的配對畫面搬過去:不是守一塊地,而是被分到一個人,然後一路跟著他。

adjective · B2

In sports such as basketball, soccer, or American football, used about a way of defending in which each player on your team stays close to one chosen player on the other team, instead of guarding an area of the court or field.

人盯人的