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Oncoming describes something — most often a car, a bus, or traffic — that is coming towards you, along the same road from the other way. Drivers talk about oncoming headlights at night; a child might be told not to step out in front of oncoming traffic. It usually sits before a noun: oncoming car, oncoming vehicle.
Oncoming describes somethingOncoming用來形容某樣東西 — most often a car, a bus, or traffic最常見的是車子、公車,或車流 — that is coming towards you正沿著同一條路朝你來, along the same road from the other way從對面而來。Drivers talk about oncoming headlights at night開車的人會講oncoming headlights(迎面而來的車燈)這種說法; a child might be told not to step out in front of oncoming traffic小孩子可能會被叮嚀,不要衝到oncoming traffic(迎面而來的車流)前面。It usually sits before a noun它通常放在名詞前面: oncoming car, oncoming vehicleoncoming car、oncoming vehicle。
You would not normally say “the car is oncoming.” Though actually, English also has a quieter, more story-like use: the oncoming of winter, meaning something is on its way. That use feels a little old, like a book.
You would not normally say你通常不會說 "the car is oncoming."「the car is oncoming」。Though actually不過其實, English also has a quieter, more story-like use英文還有一種比較安靜、比較像講故事的用法: the oncoming of winterthe oncoming of winter, meaning something is on its way意思是某樣東西正在到來。That use feels a little old, like a book這種用法感覺有點老派,像書上才會出現的說法。
For , the road meaning is the one that matters, and it always means towards you, not just “coming soon.”
For learners對學英文的人來說, the road meaning is the one that matters重要的是馬路上的那個意思, and it always means towards you而且它永遠是指「朝你來」, not just "coming soon."不只是「快來了」而已。
組成on- + coming. From older English on comynge / oncomynge. The on- here means “towards,” and coming is the arriving.
同家族的字
- comingthe same coming — moving towards a place
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。
oncomingnoun詞源 1
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Approach, onset
- Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming.
- When she saw the oncoming of the armed men, with the King shining at their head, Little-Foot was again thrown into terror and begged her brother to escape while there was yet time […]
oncomingadj詞源 2
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approaching; coming closer
- Look carefully before pulling out into oncoming traffic.
- 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIII, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt The attack was made so unexpectedly that Garfield had no time to escape the oncoming spears, three of which struck him in the body.
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。