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Matchless means so good that nothing else can stand beside it — without a match, without an equal. A matchless voice, matchless courage: the word glows a little.
Matchlessmatchless means so good意思是好到 that nothing else can stand beside it沒有別的東西能相比—— without a match沒有對手, without an equal沒有能相提並論的。A matchless voice, matchless couragematchless voice(無與倫比的嗓音)、matchless courage(無與倫比的勇氣): the word glows a little這個字帶著一點光彩。
You will not hear it much in the street; people now say , unbeatable, or one of a kind.
You will not hear it much in the street你在街上不太會聽到這個詞; people now say unmatched, unbeatable, or one of a kind現在大家會說unmatched、unbeatable,或one of a kind。
Though actually the tidy gloss “very good” is a bit too small. It is not only praise; it says there is no equal.
Though actually不過其實 the tidy gloss "very good"「very good(很好)」這種簡單的翻譯 is a bit too small有點太小看它了。It is not only praise它不只是稱讚; it says there is no equal它是在說沒有能與之匹敵的。
It is built from match (an equal) plus -less (without). An older English word make once meant “equal / companion,” and Middle English makeless already meant “having no equal”; matchless continues that idea.
It is built from它是由 match (an equal)match(相配的對手) plus -less (without)加上-less(沒有)組成的。An older English word make一個比較古老的英文字make once meant "equal / companion,"曾經意思是「相配的人、同伴」, and Middle English makeless而中古英文的makeless already meant "having no equal"就已經是「沒有能相配的」的意思; matchless continues that ideamatchless延續了這個概念。
It is a rather , even old-fashioned adjective, kind in tone, not cold.
It is這是個 a rather bookish, even old-fashioned adjective蠻書面、甚至有點過時的形容詞, kind in tone語氣是溫暖的, not cold不冷淡。
組成From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal”), from make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös and Danish mageløs.
同家族的字
- unmatchedsame match meaning “equal”; unmatched is the everyday twin of this older word
原始詞典資料3 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。
matchlessadj詞源 1
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Having no match; without equal.
- [T]he Prince was to declare the victor in the first day's tourney, who should receive as prize a warhorse of exquisite beauty and matchless strength.
- It was not his matchless talent that exalted Koufax beyond his greatest contemporaries so much as it was his knowledge that character was not connected to talent.
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Having no mate.
- In this comedy, a matchmaker has a matchless daughter. Try as he might, he cannot seem to find anyone for her.
matchlessadj詞源 2
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Without the use of matches for ignition.
- a matchless stove
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。