借羊群來說人
把羊群的兩個特徵借出去：一個是整群一起跟著走，一個是那種怯生生、不敢直視的眼神。兩個都只在固定說法裡成立。
mindless followers · noun · A1
Used to talk about people who all do the same thing as everyone else, without thinking for themselves.
盲從的人 / 像羊群
核心畫面
Picture a farm animal in a flock: it stays with the group, follows whatever the one in front does, and is not the boldest creature in the field. The animal is the whole word; the other two uses are set phrases that borrow that picture.
可以想成：一群毛茸茸的羊待在牧場上，跟著群體走，前面那隻往哪走就往哪走，膽子也不大。這個字本身就是那隻動物；另外兩個…更多收起
可以想成：一群毛茸茸的羊待在牧場上，跟著群體走，前面那隻往哪走就往哪走，膽子也不大。這個字本身就是那隻動物；另外兩個意思都是固定說法，只是借用了這幅畫面裡的「跟著走」和「怯生生」。From the picture
Also in this word
sheep (animal) · noun · A1
A farm animal with a thick woolly coat, kept for its wool and its meat.
綿羊 / 羊
原始詞典資料8 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。
sheepnoun詞源 1/ˈʃiːp/
- 1
A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
- There is much sad evidence, too, of the spoliation and dereliction of vanished industry: tips, slag-heaps and derelict colliery-screens among which the ubiquitous, nomad mountain sheep graze unconcernedly.
- 2
A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.
- 3
A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
- 4
ChristianityA religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
- 1990, Dave Mustaine, "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", Megadeth, Rust in Peace. And fools like me, who cross the sea and come to foreign lands / Ask the sheep, for their beliefs do you kill on God's command?
- 5
Sheepskin leather.
- 6
A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
- 7
A gullible person.
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。