核心畫面

Picture going through the same lines again before it counts — on a stage with the cast, or alone in your head before a difficult conversation. Because rehearsing means saying the same thing repeatedly, the word can also carry a hint of an argument everyone has heard too many times.

可以想成:在真正上場之前,把同一段話再走一遍——可能是舞台上跟其他演員一起,也可能是自己在心裡先演練一次難開口的對話更多收起可以想成:在真正上場之前,把同一段話再走一遍——可能是舞台上跟其他演員一起,也可能是自己在心裡先演練一次難開口的對話。也因為「排練」就是把同樣的話一再說出來,這個字還帶出第三個用法:把大家早就聽膩的論點又講一次。

From the picture

把老話再說一次

重複這一點被抽出來單獨用:不是為了準備,而是把大家已經聽過很多遍的說法又搬出來講。

repeat an old argument · verb · C1

to say again an opinion or argument that people have already heard many times.

重提;老調重彈

Also in this word

practice a performance · verb · B1

to practise a play, song, or dance so it is ready for people to watch or hear.

排練;排演

practice what to say · verb · B2

to practise the words you plan to say to someone, often quietly or alone first.

預演;默練

原始詞典資料5 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。

rehearseverb[ɹɪˈhɜːs]

  • 1

    To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

    • There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree.
  • 2

    To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.

    • The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
  • 3

    To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.

    • The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.
    • The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
  • 4

    entertainmentlifestyletheaterTo cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

    • The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.
    • He […] has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen Her […]
  • 5

    To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.

    • The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。