1. 1列入決選名單。獎項、比賽台灣常說入圍。求職比較常說進入最後名單、進入面試名單。還沒錄取,只是還沒被刷掉。

    To short-list someone is to put their name on the small last list — the people still being seriously considered for a job, a prize, or a place. You have not chosen them yet; you have only said they are not out. After a company reads hundreds of applications, they may short-list five people for interviews. Awards do the same: she was short-listed for the prize. Though actually, British English loves this as a verb; American English often says make the short list, or just calls the person a . You will see it written short-list, shortlist, or short list. The noun is the list itself; this sense is the verb — the act of putting someone on it. Being short-listed feels like good news, but it is not the win. Many people are short-listed and still do not get the job.

    把某人列入決選名單,就是把他的名字放進最後那份還在認真考慮的小名單裡,對象可能是工作、獎項或比賽名額,代表還沒選定他,只是說他還沒被刷掉。公司看完幾百份申請後,可能挑出五位進面試「After a company reads hundreds of applications, they may short-list five people for interviews.」常見的被動說法是「be short-listed for __」,例如「she was short-listed for the prize」。英式英語很常把它當動詞用;美式常說「make the short list」,或直接說這個人是入圍者。它可以寫成 short-list、shortlist 或 short list;名詞指名單本身,這個義項是動詞,指列入名單這件事。進了名單感覺像好消息,但還不是贏,很多人進了名單,最後還是沒拿到工作。

組成short + list. A short list is the small list left after a long one has been cut down. The verb means put someone on that list.

同家族的字

  • lista list of names; a short list is a small last list
  • longlistthe bigger earlier list; people are often longlisted first, then short-listed

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

  • short list
  • shortlist

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。