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Omnipresent means present everywhere, at all times. In religion, God is omnipresent — not here or there, but in all places at once.
Omnipresent meansOmnipresent的意思是 present everywhere, at all times無時無刻都在每個地方出現。In religion在宗教裡,God is omnipresent神是omnipresent的——not here or there不是在這裡或那裡,but in all places at once而是同時在所有地方。
Though actually, most of the omnipresent you will read is not about God at all. Writers use it for things that seem to turn up wherever you look: phones, ads, plastic bags, a fashion, a . “Smartphones are omnipresent” is loose, but everyone understands it.
Though actually不過其實,most of the omnipresent you will read is not about God at all你會讀到的omnipresent大多跟神一點關係都沒有。Writers use it for things that seem to turn up wherever you look作者會用它來講那些好像到處都看得到的東西:phones, ads, plastic bags, a fashion, a rumour手機、廣告、塑膠袋、一種流行、一個謠言。"Smartphones are omnipresent" is loose「Smartphones are omnipresent」用得比較鬆,but everyone understands it但大家都聽得懂。
The word feels a little formal; in speech people more often say they're everywhere. Older church English keeps the strict meaning. Newer newspaper English likes the stretched one. Both are real.
The word feels a little formal這個字感覺有點正式;in speech people more often say they're everywhere口語裡大家比較常說they're everywhere。Older church English keeps the strict meaning比較舊的教會英文保留了嚴格的意思。Newer newspaper English likes the stretched one比較新的新聞英文喜歡用寬鬆的那種。Both are real兩種都是真實存在的用法。
It is an adjective. The noun is . Do not turn it into a noun yourself (“the omnipresent of cameras” is wrong).
It is an adjective它是形容詞。The noun is omnipresence名詞是omnipresence。Do not turn it into a noun yourself不要自己把它變成名詞來用 ("the omnipresent of cameras" is wrong)(「the omnipresent of cameras」是錯的)。
組成Borrowed from Medieval Latin omnipraesēns, equivalent to omni- “all” + present.
同家族的字
- omnipresencethe noun; same pieces
- presentthe second half: being here
- omnipotentshares omni- “all”; that one is about power
- omniscientshares omni- “all”; that one is about knowing
原始詞典資料1 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。
omnipresentadj[ˌɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t]
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Being everywhere simultaneously.
- In 1975, China was emerging from the Cultural Revolution, its government’s effort to purify and revitalize society. Communist officials had set up indoctrination programs, broadcast propaganda over omnipresent loudspeakers, and sought to stamp out any evidence of China’s ancient history.
- Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.
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。