喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture perform as carrying a task all the way through to its finish — not just starting it, but seeing the whole action completed, every step done. Whether it is a difficult job, a stage act, or a machine running, the same idea sits underneath: take the action from beginning to end and bring it off.

可以想成「把一件事從頭到尾做完、做出來」——不只是開始，而是把整個動作完整地走完每一步。不管是困難的工作、舞台上的演…更多收起可以想成「把一件事從頭到尾做完、做出來」——不只是開始，而是把整個動作完整地走完每一步。不管是困難的工作、舞台上的演出、還是機器在運轉，底下都是同一個畫面：把該做的動作從起點帶到終點，整套兌現出來。

From the word’s history

From Old French parfournir, par- (thoroughly) + fournir (to complete, provide) — literally 'to carry through completely'. That sense of carrying an action fully through still underlies the modern core.

源自古法語 parfournir，par-（徹底地）＋ fournir（完成、提供），字面就是「徹底地完成、把事情走完」。這種「把動作完整貫徹到底」的味道，正好就是現代核心畫面的來源。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'perform'

Three branches

把任務做完、執行

這就是核心畫面本身：把一件重要或困難的事完整地做完。

carry out a task · verb · B1

To do something, especially a job, task, or action that is difficult or important.

執行 / 進行

在觀眾面前演出

同樣是「把一套動作完整做出來」，只是這次是在人前進行：把表演從頭到尾呈現給觀眾看。

act, entertain · verb · B1

To act, sing, dance, or play music in front of people to entertain them.

表演 / 演出

表現好壞

一旦你會「把事情做出來」，自然就能問做得好不好——這一族把焦點從「有沒有做完」移到「做得多好」。

do well or badly · verb · B1

To do a job, an activity, or a test well or badly.

表現

原始詞典資料9 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。

performverb/pəˈfɔːm/

  • 1

    To do (something); to execute.

    • The scientists performed several experiments.
    • It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.
  • 2

    To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.

    • The new employee performs well.
    • I could care less how she perform when she in the bed
  • 3

    lifestylesexologysexualityTo exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.

  • 4

    lawTo act in a way set forth in a contract.

    • Failure to perform a contract on time may constitute a breach of contract.
  • 5

    lawTo act in a way set forth in a contract.

    • They entered into an agreement and now they are obliged to perform.
  • 6

    To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.

    • She will perform in the play.
    • The magician performed badly—none of his tricks worked.
  • 7

    To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.

    • The accused only performed remorse.
    • As things now stand, Brexit is a pointless gesture, a politics of headlines in which sovereignty is performed by bleating world-beating absurdities.
  • 8

    human-sciencessciencessocial-scienceOf a social actor, to behave in certain ways.

    • perform masculinity
    • perform authority
另外 1 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    human-sciencessciencessocial-scienceOf a social actor, to behave in certain ways.

    • Individuals in societies perform all the time.

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。