喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture the box inside a machine that turns power into turning — the thing that makes the fan spin, the drill bite, the toy car run. From that one part, English stretched the word to the whole vehicle it powers, and to the nerves that make your own muscles move.

可以想成：機器裡那顆把電力變成轉動的東西——讓電風扇轉、讓玩具車跑的那一塊。英文從這顆零件往外延伸，指到整台靠它跑的…更多收起可以想成：機器裡那顆把電力變成轉動的東西——讓電風扇轉、讓玩具車跑的那一塊。英文從這顆零件往外延伸，指到整台靠它跑的車（以及跟汽車有關的一切）；也往身體裡延伸，指到讓肌肉動起來的那組神經。所以看到 motor，先問一句：這裡講的是機器的動力來源，還是「跟車有關」，還是醫學上的運動神經。

From the picture

汽車，以及跟汽車有關的一切

車子之所以會跑就是因為裡面有那顆動力裝置，於是英文乾脆用動力來源代表整台車。這一支底下的用法都繞著汽車轉：車本身、跟汽車產業有關的、有裝引擎的，還有開車出門這個動作。

car, informally · noun · B2

An old-fashioned, informal word for a car.

車子

讓肌肉動起來的神經（專業用語）

把「產生動作的東西」搬進身體：讓肌肉動起來的那組神經，就是身體裡的動力線路。這一支跟汽車無關，是醫學和心理學的專門用法。

controls muscle movement · adjective · B2

Relating to the nerves that make your muscles move.

運動（神經）的

Also in this word

engine part · noun · B2

The part of a machine that makes it work or move, usually by turning electrical power into movement.

馬達

原始詞典資料13 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。

motornoun/ˈməʊtə/

  • 1

    A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.

    • Near-synonyms: drive, engine (sometimes synonymous)
    • The door can close by itself because there's a small motor built into it.
  • 2

    A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.

    • Nice motor!
    • Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters.
  • 3

    A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.

  • 4

    Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.

  • 5

    archaicChristianityThe controller or prime mover of the universe; God.

  • 6

    slangThe fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

motoradj/ˈməʊtə/

  • 1

    biologynatural-sciencesRelating to the ability to move.

    • She has excellent motor skills.
  • 2

    nauticaltransportPropelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).

    • A motor yacht for its size has about 30 per cent more accommodations than a steamer of the same size.

motorverb/ˈməʊtə/

  • 1

    datedTo make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.

    • On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth.
    • The practice used to be for such consignments to be loaded as tranships to the large centre, but this involved rather slow transits, and to a considerable extent these consignments are now motored to the large centre, and in the average case the transit is improved by a day.
  • 2

    aeronauticsaerospaceaviationTo rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.

    • During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground.
  • 3

    informalTo progress at a brisk pace.

    • Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring.
    • More recently, ORR has been developing its knowledge and skills in cyber and digital security. Prosser says this is really "motoring".
  • 4

    slangTo leave.

    • I gotta motor.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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。