喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture sir as the word you reach for when you address a man with respect, lifting him slightly above you in the moment — a small verbal bow. Each other use is that same respectful address pointed at a particular setting: a letter, an honoured knight, a teacher, or just a stronger way of agreeing.

可以想成：當你要客氣、恭敬地稱呼一位男士時順手用上的那個字，等於在那一刻把對方稍稍抬高一階——像一個用嘴說出來的小鞠…更多收起可以想成：當你要客氣、恭敬地稱呼一位男士時順手用上的那個字，等於在那一刻把對方稍稍抬高一階——像一個用嘴說出來的小鞠躬。其他用法都是把這份「恭敬的稱呼」放進不同場景：書信、受封的爵士、老師，或只是更用力地表示肯定。

Three branches

恭敬地稱呼男士

這族是 sir 的本心：對男士的禮貌稱呼，差別只在用在面對面、用在信上、還是用在學校。

sir (polite address to a man) · noun · B1

A polite word used when speaking to a man you do not know well or want to show respect to.

先生

封號裡的爵士

這份恭敬一旦被正式制度固定下來、冠在名字前，就從一句客套變成了一個頭銜。

Sir (title of honour) · noun · B1

A title put before the first name of a man who has been given a special honour by the British king or queen.

爵士（封號）

加強語氣

把這聲鄭重的稱呼黏在答話後面，原本的恭敬就轉成一種「斬釘截鐵」的加重，像立正回話那樣堅定。

sir (added for emphasis, dated) · noun · B1

An old-fashioned word added to 'yes' or 'no' to make a statement or answer stronger.

（加強語氣）真的、絕對

原始詞典資料15 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。

Sirnoun詞源 1

  • 1

    The titular prefix given to a knight or baronet.

  • 2

    informalA respectful term of address or reference to a man of higher rank or position before the man's given name or nickname.

sirnoun/sɜː/

  • 1

    A man of a higher rank or position.

  • 2

    A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly

    • Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
  • 3

    A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position

    • Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.
  • 4

    A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position

    • Sir, yes sir.
  • 5

    A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position

    • Here's my report, sir.
  • 6

    A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.

    • Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?
    • Knowledge, sir, should be free to all!

sirverb/sɜː/

  • 1

    informalTo address another individual using "sir".

    • Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
    • Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with!

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。