核心畫面

Picture a gap in the story where the method should be. Something did happen, or will happen — but the how is missing, and the speaker leaves it missing on purpose. Somehow is the word that marks that blank.

可以想成:故事裡本來該寫「怎麼做到的」那一格是空的。事情確實發生了,或一定會發生,但過程那一段講的人自己也說不清楚,更多收起可以想成:故事裡本來該寫「怎麼做到的」那一格是空的。事情確實發生了,或一定會發生,但過程那一段講的人自己也說不清楚,就乾脆留白。somehow 就是標出這格空白的字——空的可能是方法,也可能是原因。

From the picture

原因那一格空著

把空白從「怎麼做到的」挪到「為什麼會這樣」:講的人有這個感覺,卻說不出理由。同樣是留一格白,只是留在感受這一邊。

for some unclear reason · r · B1

For some reason that you cannot explain or do not fully understand.

不知怎麼地/莫名地

Also in this word

by some unknown method · r · B1

In some way or by some method, even though you do not know exactly how.

想辦法/設法

原始詞典資料1 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。

somehowadv/ˈsʌmhaʊ/

  • 1

    In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means

    • This problem has to be tackled somehow.
    • We don't know how he's still alive after the accident, but somehow he is.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。