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In this use, singleness is great determination when you are working toward one thing: a mind that does not split. You will almost always meet it in the set phrase singleness of purpose, and sometimes singleness of mind. On its own, without of purpose, English speakers much more often use singleness to mean “not being married,” so this “determination” sense really lives inside that one phrase. It sounds formal and a little old-fashioned; many people would now say focus or determination instead. Though actually, it still turns up in speeches and serious writing, because it has a high, earnest tone.
目標專一、一心一意(幾乎只出現在 singleness of purpose;單用 singleness 在英語裡多半是「單身」)
組成From single + -ness (the ending that names a quality). Here single is “one,” not “unmarried.”
同家族的字
- singlethe base: one, only one — here, one aim
原始詞典資料2 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。
singlenessnoun
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The property of being single.
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The result or product of being single.
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。