喜樂美語
  1. 1n/ˈθɪnər/ · /ˈθɪnə/稀釋劑

    a liquid, such as , that you add to paint or varnish to make it less thick, so that it is easier to brush on.

    這裡的 thinner 是名詞，指「加進油漆或亮光漆裡、讓它變稀的液體」，例如松節油（turpentine），台灣的五金行也常叫它油漆稀釋劑。這個名字可以想成從形容詞 thin（稀的、薄的）加上 -er「做這件事的東西」長出來——讓油漆變稀的那罐液體。它是不可數名詞，所以說 some thinner、a can of thinner，不說 a thinner。

    示範例句 · Example

    The paint was too thick, so Dad stirred in a little thinner.

    中文翻譯油漆太濃稠了，所以爸爸攪進了一點稀釋劑。

    常見搭配

    • paint thinner

      油漆稀釋劑

      the liquid you add to paint to make it less thick

      Dad bought a small can of paint thinner for the bookshelf job.

    • add thinner (to something)

      加稀釋劑（到某物裡）

      to put thinner into paint so that it becomes less thick

      Add thinner to the varnish slowly, a few drops at a time.

    • stir in some thinner

      攪進一些稀釋劑

      to mix a small amount of thinner into paint

      She stirred in some thinner and the old paint came back to life.

    • a can of thinner

      一罐稀釋劑

      a metal container of thinner

      There was a can of thinner on the top shelf, well out of reach.

    意思相近

    paint thinnerwhite spiritturpssolvent

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From thin + -er.

由 thin 加上 -er 組成。

Wiktionary

You can think of it as the liquid whose whole job is to make something thinner. Paint straight from the tin is thick and drags on the brush; you pour in a little of this clear, strong-smelling liquid, stir, and the paint and flows. The -er here is not 'more thin' — it names the stuff that does the .

可以想成一瓶「專門負責把東西變稀」的液體。剛開罐的油漆濃稠、刷起來拖手，倒進一點這種味道很衝的透明液體攪一攪，油漆就鬆開、流得動了。要注意這裡的 -er 不是「比較薄」的那個 -er，而是「做這件事的那個東西」——像 opener 是開的工具，thinner 就是稀釋用的那罐液體。

同家族的字

意思相近

paint thinnerwhite spiritturpssolvent

原始詞典資料3 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。

thinnernoun/ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.

    • Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.
  • 2

    Something that thins or thins out (another thing).

    • Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.
    • The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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。