喜樂美語

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Relief has one root idea — lifting — that splits into two pictures. Picture One: a heavy weight pressing on you, and then it's lifted off; that easing of pressure gives the everyday meaning of relief (the calm feeling when worry, pain, or danger lifts) and stretches to the help that lifts a burden off people in need, and to the person who lifts the off a tired worker. Picture Two: the same 'lifting' done physically on a flat surface — a design raised so it stands up off the stone — which gives relief sculpture, raised map terrain, and the idea of making something 'stand out' against its background.

可以想成：relief 背後其實只有一個動作——「抬起、減輕」——但它分成兩幅畫面。第一幅：有個重擔壓在你身上，然後…更多收起可以想成：relief 背後其實只有一個動作——「抬起、減輕」——但它分成兩幅畫面。第一幅：有個重擔壓在你身上，然後被卸了下來；那種「壓力被掀掉」的感覺，就是日常的 relief（擔心、疼痛或危險解除時鬆一口氣的安心），再延伸到「替需要的人卸下重擔的援助」，以及「替累壞的人接手、卸下工作的接班者」。第二幅：同一個「抬起」改成在平面上做出來——把圖案凸起、立在石面上——於是有了浮雕、地圖上凸起的地勢，以及「讓某物從背景中凸顯出來」的概念。

原始詞典資料19 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。

reliefnoun詞源 1/rɪˈliːf/

  • 1

    The removal of stress or discomfort.

    • I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.
    • Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,[…]. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.
  • 2

    The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.

    • Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,[…].”
    • DfT's action was greeted with great relief in many quarters.
  • 3

    Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.

  • 4

    The person who takes over a shift for another.

    • Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.
    • At Leeds a relief crew was waiting—but without a relief locomotive; after some discussion, the new men offered to take on the A3. [...].
  • 5

    Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

    • Relief arrived quickly after the disaster.
    • On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with a relief Newhaven boat express, […].
  • 6

    governmentmilitarypoliticsMilitary assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.

  • 7

    lawCourt-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

  • 8

    A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.

另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.

  • 10

    golfhobbieslifestylePermission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.

reliefnoun詞源 2/rɪˈliːf/

  • 1

    A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.

  • 2

    A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.

  • 3

    The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.

  • 4

    The difference of elevations on a surface.

    • the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
    • The approach to Newcastle (Central) Station from the north after a heavy snowfall. The complicated track layout is thrown into clear relief by the snow [referring to dark rails poking through the snow]
  • 5

    Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.

    • And is it that the haze of grief ⁠Hath stretch’d my former joy so great? ⁠The lowness of the present state, That sets the past in this relief?
  • 6

    governmentheraldryhobbiesThe supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.

reliefadj詞源 2/rɪˈliːf/

  • 1

    Characterized by surface inequalities.

  • 2

    Of or used in letterpress.

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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。