核心畫面
The number 1,000,000 — a thousand thousands; a quantity so big it becomes the go-to word for 'an enormous amount'.
可以想成:1,000,000 這個數字本身——一千個一千。它大到一個程度,於是在生活裡常被借去代表『多到數不清』。所…更多收起
可以想成:1,000,000 這個數字本身——一千個一千。它大到一個程度,於是在生活裡常被借去代表『多到數不清』。所有引申用法(無數個、絕對不可能、萬中選一、機率極小)都是抓著這個『大得驚人的數量』,往不同方向去誇張。原始詞典資料2 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。
millionnum/ˈmɪl.jən/
- 1
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).
- Near-synonyms: mega-, M-
- Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country. […] So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release.
- 2
An unspecified very large number.
- Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
- I told you a million times before.
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。